Nurse Aide (CNA)

Non-Exempt, PT Float Position, every 3rd weekend night shift

General Summary:

Under the direction of an LPN or RN, performs custodial tasks and assists with nursing duties in caring for patients in an acute care setting. Performs direct and indirect patient care activities according to established policies and procedures, observes and reports changes in patient conditions, and maintains a safe and clean patient and environment.

Essential Functions:

• Dependability
  • Provides general nursing care, such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan or commode and ambulating the patients.
  • Provides morning and evening care, which may include bed bath, shower or whirlpool, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, back rubs, peri-care dressing, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day.
  • Ensures patients are dressed properly and assists, as necessary. Ensures that used clothing is properly stored in bedside stand or on hangers in closet. Ensures that all patients are clean and dry at all times.
  • Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients, if necessary.
  • Distributes drinking water and other nourishments to patients.
  • Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
  • Turns and positions patients as ordered and/or as needed, making sure no rough surfaces are in direct contact with the body. Lifts and turns with proper and safe body mechanics and with available resources.
  • Maintains personal health in order to prevent absence from work due to health problems.
• Concern for Others
  • Answers patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs and makes rounds to assigned patients.
  • Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationship with patients, family members and other facility staff while assuring confidentiality of patient information.
• Cooperation
  • Assists in the preparation for admission, transfer and discharge procedures.
  • Assists in providing postmortem care.
  • Assists LPN/RN in treatment procedures.
  • Notifies appropriate licensed staff when patient complains of pain.
  • Checks for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to RN or LPN.
  • Reports and, when appropriate, records any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients and unusual incidents.
  • Must be able to follow directions, both oral and written, and work cooperatively with other staff members.
  • Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled.
• Attention to Detail
  • Performs general care activities for patients in isolation.
  • Practices careful, efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedure for patient charge items.
  • Assists patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids and prosthetic devices).
  • Completes in-services and returns in a timely fashion.
  • Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities, SEED initiative and DO IT projects.
  • Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intake-output.
  • Must have the ability to acquire knowledge of and develop skills in basic nursing procedures and simple documenting.
• Initiative
  • Makes rounds with outgoing shift and oncoming shift to ensure the unit is left in good condition.
  • Assists in patient socialization activities on the unit.
  • Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
  • Checks unit for adequate linen. Folds neatly and arranges linen in linen closet (if applicable). Cleans linen cart. Provides clean linen and clothing. Makes beds.
  • Transports patients to and from various departments, as requested.
  • Attends in-service education programs, as assigned, to learn new treatments, procedures, developmental skills, etc.
  • Completes annual education requirements.
  • Maintains regulatory requirements.
  • Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Compliance
  • Promotes and adheres to the provisions of the compliance program.
  • Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility.
  • Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
  • Promotes and adheres to the TVHS core values and Standards of Behavior.

Education and Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Current Certification as a Nurse Aide with the State of Nebraska.

Regulatory Requirements:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) within three (3) months of hire date.