What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNA position at Sullivan County Community Hospital?
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Completion of Nurse Assistant course
Experience/Skills
- 1 – 2 years experience as nursing assistant, other healthcare-related experience, or nursing student with first clinical course completed.
- Experience using physical assessment devices, personal grooming aids, and various equipment
- Knowledgeable in use of various drainage tubes and receptacles
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in written reports
- Able to meet the physical demands of the job
Required Licenses/Certifications
- CNA certification
- CPR
Working Conditions
ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES
Behavioral Expectations
- Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations
Patient Care
- Assures safe environment for self and patient
- Demonstrates awareness of infection control guidelines and adheres to hospital policies
- Distributes ice water every prn to patients whose orders permit
- Prepares patient for meals, follows individual physician orders for NPO holds, fluid restrictions, and assists patient eating as indicated
- Demonstrates ability to correctly obtain vital signs, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory, temperature
- Reports abnormal vital signs to nurse caring for patient
- Provides transportation for patient upon admission and discharge
- Assists patients up in chair, chair to bed, bed or chair to bathroom
- Ambulates patients safely and as often as physician’s orders recommend
- Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity with all procedures
- Answers call light promptly and attends to patient needs
- Administers peri-care to catheterized patients once per shift and prn
- Obtains height and weight on all admissions and inpatients as requested
- Cares for patients in isolation using proper technique
- Properly obtains urine and stool specimens as requested
- Does post-mortem care per Hospital Policy
- Demonstrates the ability to assist patient in performing daily grooming activities i.e., bathing, washing hair, providing dentures, foot care, pin care, linen changes
- Performs glucometer checks
- Assesses pulse oximetry
- Demonstrates the ability to follow verbal and written instructions
- Demonstrates ability to apply telemetry, run strip and turn monitor on
- Other duties as assigned
Unit Responsibilities
- Assists in inventory as assigned
- Puts up supplies as assigned
- Reports-off to incoming shifts with complete and accurate detail of shift events
- Keeps unit and patient rooms tidy every shift
- Cleans and replaces equipment necessary in patient care
- Keeps linen bags emptied every shift and prn
- Is aware of charges and follows through with placing charge stickers in proper place
- Participates in PI/QI activities as requested
- Retrieves items needed on an urgent or STAT basis
- Turns in requests for schedule per unit policy
- Adheres to all hospital policies and procedures
- Supports department by demonstrating flexibility with the schedule and job duties
Documentation
- Obtains accurate I&O and charts on graphics in timely manner
- Documents vital signs accurately on graphics in timely manner
- Knows and uses accepted medical terms and abbreviation
Full time/Day Shift
72 hours/Bi-weekly