Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - General Surgery FT, Nights

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Prisma Health in Greenville is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to assist with daily patient care under RN supervision. You will collect data, monitor status, and help maintain a clean, safe patient environment in the General Surgery department.

This role requires completing a nursing assistant or patient care tech program; CNAs accepted in lieu of formal training at hire. Night shifts with hospital-based benefits and opportunities to grow within the Prisma Health system.

Qualifikationen

• Nursing assistant or patient care tech program completed.
• No experience required.
• CNA certification accepted in lieu of formal training at hire.

Aufgaben

• Assists with activities of daily living and safety.
• Provides care delegated by RN, including dressings and perineal care.
• Performs data collection: vital signs, intake/outtake, specimen collection.
• Documents patient data and informs RN of status changes.
• Runs errands, answers calls and responds to call lights.
• Performs point-of-care testing as trained and reports lab values.
• Provides comfort and non-pharmacological pain relief.

Kenntnisse

Basic computer skills / Data entry

Mathematical skills

Working knowledge of patient equipment

Ausbildung

Nursing assistant or patient care tech program

Tools

Patient equipment (suction, vitals, defib)

Jobbeschreibung

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists the Registered Nurse in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, will accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic computer skills / Data entry skills
• Mathematical skills
• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)Accountabilities
• Assists patients with activities of daily living. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated. - 30%
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care. - 20%
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. - 15%
• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights. - 15%
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN. - 10%
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures. - 10%

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

General Surgery

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