Certified Nursing Assistant-Longterm Healthcare-Variable shifts

North Mississippi Health Services; Pontotoc (MS); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant in Pontotoc, MS to provide routine patient care on an assigned unit under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will assist with activities of daily living, mobility, and comfort while prioritizing patient safety and dignity.

You will coordinate daily patient care activities, support admissions, discharges, and transfers, respond to call lights, assist with feeding and hydration, and document care in the electronic

Qualifications

• Assist with activities of daily living and mobility under RN supervision.
• Document care using worksheets or EMR.
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
• Maintain patient safety and privacy at all times.

Responsabilités

• Performs 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 personal hygiene, grooming, mobility, and comfort.
• Effectively coordinates daily patient care activities on the nursing unit.
• Assists nursing staff to facilitate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Performs duties in support of the assigned unit as delegated by nursing staff.
• Responds to patient call lights/requests and reports to appropriate personnel.
• Assists patients with nutritional needs, including feeding and hydration.
• Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.

Connaissances

Patient care

Communication

Documentation

Time management

Outils

EMR systems

Description du poste

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 Summary

The Certified Nursing Assistant at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing routine patient care within an assigned unit, assisting with activities of daily living, and coordinating daily patient care activities. They are expected to communicate effectively, maintain inventory control, and adhere to professional standards, while prioritizing patient care and documenting accurately.

Job Functions

Patient Care

• Performs 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.