Certified Nursing Assistant CPCU

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Clinical Assistant to support patients and families in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU). The CA assists with personal care, comfort, and vital signs, and collaborates with the healthcare team to support diagnostic procedures and treatments.

The CPCU is a 40-bed unit serving patients with congenital and acquired heart conditions, with care spanning from critical care to discharge.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required for healthcare providers.
• Designation as CNA, MA, or EMT required.
• Colorado CNA license or EMT-B/A-EMT/EMT-Intermediate required.

Responsibilities

• Attend to patients' personal care and comfort needs.
• Assist with everyday activities and indirect patient care.
• Document actions, vital signs, and observations for the care team.
• Transport patients and prepare rooms and equipment for use.
• Communicate patient needs to the healthcare team clearly.
• Support nursing and other providers in procedures and treatments.
• Participate in departmental committees and projects as assigned.

Skills

BLS Certification

CNA/MA/EMT designation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Overview

The Clinical Assistant (CA) assists patients and families by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs. The CA provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. In addition, the CA supports and assists nursing personnel and other providers in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments and functions as a member of the healthcare team.

The Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) is a 40-bed cardiac step-down unit serving patients with congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and acquired heart disease requiring cardiology services (medical and surgical), cardiac catheterization recovery, and pre-and post- heart transplant care. The CPCU specializes in managing patients on the continuum between critical care and ready to discharge, with a wide range of patient acuity.

Department: Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU)

Job Status: Full Time (3-12hr shifts per week), benefit eligible.

Shift: Day Shift (6:45am - 7:15am)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Attends to the individual needs of patients, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, transferring, providing comfort and communicating patient needs with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs various tasks as assigned, including checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying creams/ointments, applying/changing dressings and collecting specimens.
• Meets patient needs by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to healthcare team members.
• Serves as a conduit between patients and other healthcare providers by recording and communicating all issues to medical team members.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Stores and prepares rooms and medical equipment for patient and healthcare team member use.
• Participates in departmental committees and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High School diploma or GED is required.
• Equivalency
  • Proof of successful completion of health assessment and nursing foundation courses, in addition to basic medical/surgical clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program may be considered in lieu of designation as a CNA, MA and/or EMT.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required.
  • Designation as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), and/or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required.
• Additional Requirements
  • Current Colorado state CNA license or Current Colorado state Emergency Medical Technician-Basic or A-EMT or EMT-Intermediate

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.18 to $28.77

Expected Range: $20.25 - $28.77

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.