Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA/PCT) - SRNA REQUIRED

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Richmond (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time Health, Vision, Dental and  

Pet Insurance

Life Insurance

Short Term and Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant for a telemetry unit on the first shift. The role focuses on high-quality patient care, including skilled basic tasks and collaboration with the nursing team on a busy telemetry floor.

The CNA must have Kentucky certification or be in early nursing training with clinical rotation validation and a BLS certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification, or first-year nursing student with clinical rotation validation.
• High School Diploma or equivalent completed.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care under RN supervision or licensed care team.
• Deliver compassionate, dignified care and maintain patient comfort and safety.
• Demonstrate empathy, communication, and teamwork in nurse–patient relationships.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene tasks (bathing, oral care, hair, nails).
• Assist with bowel and bladder function while preserving dignity.
• Record intake and output and transport specimens for analysis.
• Maintain clean patient rooms and assist with mobility and repositioning as ordered.
• Communicate pertinent patient information to the patient’s nurse and prioritize care.

Education

Nurse Aide Certification (Kentucky)

High School Diploma or equivalent

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Role Overview

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Telemetry FULL TIME - 1ST SHIFT (DAYS). Tele 4 is a 10-bed telemetry unit. This unit specializes in general medical surgical and telemetry patients such as but not limited to pneumonia, ESRD, Stroke, CHF and chest pain patients. Post-operative patients such as GU, Urology, Orthopedics, Bariatrics, Heart Cath/PCI. The population has multiple co-morbidities and complex care. The patient population is admitted / transferred from ICU, ED and PACU. Tele 3 is a 22-bed telemetry unit. This unit specializes in general medical surgical and telemetry patients such as but not limited to pneumonia, ESRD, Stroke CHF and chest pain patients. Post-operative patients such as GU, Urology, Orthopedics, Bariatrics, Heart Cath/PCI. The population has multiple co-morbidities and complex care. The patient population is admitted / transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.

Key Responsibilities

• State Registered Nurse Assistant Under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or other licensed care team member, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct and indirect patient care.
• The CNA provides excellence in patient care while respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone.
• Empathy, compassion, communication, and teamwork are the hallmarks of the PCT-nurse-patient relationship.
• Performs direct patient care and related tasks as outlined by scope of practice and including but not limited to: Assist patients in personal hygiene activities such as bathing, dental and oral care, hair, and nail care.
• Assist patients with bowel and bladder functions while maintaining dignity.
• Records patient intake and output (I & O).
• Collects, labels, and transports specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Changes and transport soiled and contaminated linens according to procedure.
• Maintains clean and tidy patient room/environment.
• Assist patients with activity, turning and repositioning as indicated by provider order and in collaboration with the nurse.
• Communicates pertinent patient information/findings to patient’s nurse.
• Sets priorities for the care of multiple patients.

Requirements

• Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification required or successful completion of first year of a Nursing program and validation of a clinical rotation consistent with level of education.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of hire).

Benefits

• Full-Time Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Company Information

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full‑spectr health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility to Services

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.