CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT ECF/Part-time

Boundary Community Hospital; Bonners Ferry (ID); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Boundary Community Hospital in Bonners Ferry, ID seeks a part-time Certified Nursing Assistant to provide basic resident care under licensed staff guidance. You will perform hygiene, mobility, and daily care, while documenting accurately and maintaining patient rights.

CPR certification and Idaho CNA credential are required or in progress; HS diploma or GED preferred. The role includes day, evening, and night shifts with PPE usage as needed.

Qualifications

• Current Idaho CNA certification (or enrolled in CNA program).
• CPR certification current or obtainable upon hire.
• HS diploma or GED preferred; must be at least 16 years old.
• Previous work experience in any field is preferred for verification.
• Keyboard at 20 wpm; proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Word; EMR experience helpful.

Responsibilities

• Deliver basic care to residents safely and timely.
• Provide personal hygiene and care (oral, hair, nail, peri care, baths).
• Assist with transfers using beds, chairs, wheelchairs, or stretchers.
• Reposition patients and assist with mobility and daily activities.
• Document care on resident records and report abnormal findings to charge nurse.
• Follow instructions from licensed staff and participate in code situations as needed.
• Maintain patient rights and professional, courteous communication.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Attention to detail

PPE usage

Education

Idaho CNA certification

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Word

EMR / Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Legal Address - Bonners Ferry, ID 83805

Position Type: Part Time 48 hrs per pay period; Week 1 - Tues-Thurs, Week 2, Tuesday and Thursday

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for delivering basic care to residents in a safe and timely manner based on the policies, procedures, and values of the facility.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/REQUIREMENTS

• Successfully completes the delivery of basic care needs for 6-8 residents on days, 7-10 residents in the evenings and 10-14 residents on nights.
• Will perform personal hygiene and care of patients (oral care, hair care including shaving, nail care, peri care with or without attends, catheter care, AM/PM care, partial baths, complete baths, bed making, ambulation of resident, dressing residents, feeding including residents with swallowing difficulties, range of motion exercises, restraint use, hand washing), complete flow sheets and write brief statements and take vital signs.
• Transfers patients to and from, either assisted or unassisted, with all the following: bed, wheelchair, chair, stretcher, examination table, commode, scales and floor.
• Repositions patient if in a bed, wheelchair, chair, stretcher, examination table, commode, scales and floor.
• Provides team support to all other residents in the unit as requested during the shift.
• Provides direct care to partners (another CNA’s) residents during shift for breaks, lunches and with difficult residents.
• Completes all necessary documentation of care given on assigned residents.
• Reports all necessary/abnormal information about the patient to the charge nurse.
• Follows instructions received from licensed staff (RN’s, LPN’s, Physicians).
• Participates in code situations as chest compressor or recorder in ECF, ACF or ED.
• Prioritizes, presenting problems to be handled during shift.
• Address, with supporting documentation, any questions or concerns regarding patient care with the charge nurse.
• Addresses patients, visitors and co-workers in a pleasant, respectful manner and displays courtesy at all times.
• Makes frequent visual checks (at least every 30 minutes) on assigned residents.
• Maintains at all times patient’s rights.
• Preceptor new employees.
• Monitors the physical environment of the ECF and notifies charge nurse when necessary.
• Receives and places confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect at all times.
• Adheres to the guidelines set forth in the facilities Personnel Policy Manual and Policy and Procedure Manuals.
• Completes annual review and keeps CPR certification and TB vaccine current.
• Maintains required education credits per facility policy.
• Adheres to uniform and hygiene requirements as set forth in the Personnel Policy Manual.
• Reacts properly and follow correct policy and procedure in an emergency and/or disaster.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as situations require to maintain Infection Control standards set by the Hospital.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Idaho certification for Nursing Assistant (CNA) (unless enrolled in the CNA program).
• Current CPR certification (may obtain upon hire,)
• High School diploma or GED preferred, must be at least 16 years of age.
• Previous work experience (in any field) preferred for verification of attendance and performance.
• Must Keyboard at 20 wpm and be proficient on Outlook and Microsoft word, experience on Electronic Medical Records system is helpful.