Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Base Palliative Care, FT, Days

Prisma Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Columbia, SC is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care under the direction of an RN in the Palliative Care department. You will assist with activities of daily living, monitor vital signs, document observations, and help maintain a safe, clean patient environment.

No prior experience required; completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program is expected, with CNA certification preferred or eligible at hire.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• No experience required.
• Current CNA certification or eligibility accepted at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living and mobility.
• Turn and reposition patients; assist with walking.
• Provide care as delegated by the RN (dressings, perineal care).
• Collect vital signs, intake/output, and basic/sterile specimens; document changes.
• Answer calls, run errands, and assist with call lights.
• Perform point-of-care testing as trained and report results to RN.
• Provide comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain relief.
• Adhere to safety and confidentiality; maintain clean patient environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Mathematical skills

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Nursing assistant program

Patient care tech program

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists 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 CNA 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)

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

1205 Colonial Life Blvd W

Facility

Palliative Care

Department

Palliative Care-Practice Operations

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