CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

LE112 Webster Health Services, Inc.; Iowa; On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a healthcare team member on the nursing unit to assist with routine patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. You will aid with activities of daily living, feeding, mobility, and documentation in the electronic medical record.

Responsibilities include coordinating admissions, discharges, and transfers, and maintaining a safe, clean environment while communicating with the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Maintains knowledge and resources to provide age-appropriate care.
• Recognize and report changes in patient condition.
• Prioritize patient care and document accordingly.
• Reads and writes basic information.
• Continuing education required on hire and annually.

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks related to routine patient care within an assigned unit under RN supervision.
• Assist with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, mobility, and comfort.
• Coordinate daily patient care activities on the nursing unit.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Respond to patient call lights and report needs to appropriate personnel.
• Assist with meeting nutritional needs and feeding.
• Order, stock, and replenish unit supplies and equipment cost-effectively.
• Communicate patient information to interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for patients and staff.
• Document care provided in worksheets or EMR.
• Adhere to hospital policies and protect patient confidentiality.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Equipment care

Computer literacy

Reading/Writing

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Project Search

Job description

Department: 43106020 ECF Nursing Work Shift: Job Description:

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Job Functions

Patient Care:

• Perform tasks related to routine patient care within an assigned unit under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Assists with patient’s plan of care by providing and/or assisting with activities of daily living, including but not limited to personal hygiene, grooming, mobility, and comfort.
• Effectively and efficiently coordinates daily patient care activities on the nursing unit.
• Assists nursing staff to better facilitate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Performs a variety of duties both within and in support of assigned unit as delegated by nursing staff.
• Responds to patient’s call lights/requests and reports to appropriate personnel when necessary.
• Assists patients in meeting nutritional needs, including but not limited to assisting with feeding, providing fluids and supplements.

Inventory Control:

• Orders, stocks, and replenishes unit supplies and necessary equipment in a cost-efficient manner.
• Participates in identifying unit financial responsibility during budget preparation.
• Assists with keeping unit within its budget restraints.

Communication:

• Facilitates unit communication including, but not limited to, telephones, intercom system, call light system, computers, etc. and relays information as appropriate.
• Communicates patient information, concerns, or issues to appropriate interdisciplinary team member(s).
• Facilitates and directs communication among visitors, employees, and physicians within assigned unit.

Customer Service:

• Welcomes visitors to the unit by greeting them, answering questions, giving directions, and referring inquiries as appropriate to nursing staff.
• Answers telephone and directs calls and inquiries to the appropriate department or staff member.
• Polite and friendly in all interactions whether by phone or in person.
• Ensures a safe and clean environment for patients and health care team.

Documentation:

• Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.

Regulation:

• Adheres to professional standards, behavioral standards, and hospital policies as set forth by the organization.
• Complies with applicable Local/State/Federal policies/procedures/guideline/regulations/laws/statues.
• Maintains confidentiality by protecting personal healthcare information of all patients.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Maintains knowledge and resources necessary to provide age appropriate care.
• Must be able to recognize and report changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition.
• Utilizes and cares for equipment and supplies on the Nursing unit.
• Basic knowledge of computers preferred
• Must be able to read and write.
• Must meet continuing education requirements upon hire and annually as determined by unit and Continuing Education Department
• Must be able to prioritize patient care, carry out assigned duties, report and / or document the same.
• Assumes additional duties as delegated or needed.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
• Promotes harmony on the unit and with other departments.
• Required to project positive image of the unit to all customers.

Physical Demands

• Standing. Constantly
• Walking. Constantly
• Sitting. occasionally
• Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling. Frequently
• Climbing. occasionally
• Balancing. occasionally
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. occasionally
• Reaching/Over Head Work. occasionally
• Grasping. Frequently
• Speaking. Constantly
• Hearing. Constantly
• Repetitive Motions. Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently

Salary Range: $16.62 - $24.93 Education: High School Diploma, GED, or Project Search Graduate| Nursing| Required Certifications: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - CPR North Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state-of-the-art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services. Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission – to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.