What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNA - Acute/Med Surg position at Good Samaritan Hospital Association dba Heart of America Medical Center?
8 and 12 Hour shifts available
Days and Evening Shifts, no nights
Assists the professional staff by performing delegated duties in providing patient care within limits defined.
- Must be literate, mature and caring, must be possess positive communication skills and enjoy working with people.
- CNA Certification
- BLS certification required.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- If required to use a hospital vehicle, the employee must maintain a valid North Dakota driver’s license and maintain insurability with GSHA’s insurance carrier
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Hardwiring Excellence – responsible to know and adhere to evidence based leadership to achieve excellence.
- Professional attitude, leadership role and team member abilities. Maintains a positive professional role throughout the facility and community.
- Familiarizes self with and adheres to all facility and department safety policies and procedures.
- Promotes a culture of safety to improve employee safety.
- Safeguarding the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) in any form including electronic, written, or oral.
- Provides quality patient care and therapeutic measures
- Orient admissions to room initiating admissions assessment
- Answer call lights promptly
- Assists in providing for patient safety and comfort
- Gathers temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, and weights on patients
- Functions within parameters of BLS certification
- Provides treatments as required
- Maintains intakes/outputs, record, documents on patient record
- Documents vitals at designated time
- Communicates with coworkers and leaders regarding patient status
- Maintain professional confidence concerning patient information
- Follows appropriate lines of authority in communication
- Do apical pulses, respirations, and temperatures every shift or as ordered
- Change diapers when soiled or wet
- Observe and report problems or unusual symptoms to charge nurse
- Attends at least 6 of the 12 IDMs yearly
- Verifies competencies in geriatrics, pediatrics, and neonates yearly
- All other duties as assigned.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Work takes place on acute, med-surg, specialty areas of ER, ICU, and Swingbed. Units are staffed 24 hours per day with RNs, LPNs, nurse techs, CNAs, and ward clerks. These staff are involved in the management and delivery of patient care. Will be required to follow HAMC Safety policies and procedures and use all Safety equipment correctly when applicable.
AGES OF POPULATION SERVED: Geriatrics, Adult, Adolescent, Pediatric, Newborn
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires full range of body motion, standing and walking for extensive period of time and occasional lifting and carrying of items weighing up to 50 pounds. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions intermittently. Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.