Certified Nursing Assistant Medical Unit

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (Clinical Assistant) for the Night Shift in the Level 8 Inpatient Medical Unit, a 73-bed unit serving patients from birth to early adulthood.

You will assist with personal hygiene, vital signs, transport, and patient comfort, while aiding nursing staff in procedures and maintaining clear documentation as part of a dedicated healthcare team.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Proof of successful completion of health assessment and nursing foundation courses; clinical rotation may substitute.
• CNA/MA/EMT designation required.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification required.

Responsibilities

• Attend to patients' personal hygiene, bathing, feeding, and toileting.
• Check vital signs and assist with dressings and specimen collection.
• Transport patients and respond to call lights and requests.
• Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team and participate in department projects.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Health assessment and nursing foundation courses equivalency

Job description

Job Overview

Certified Nursing Assistant (Clinical Assistant or 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 Level 8 Inpatient Medical Unit is a dynamic 73-bed general medical unit serving a wide variety of patient populations from birth to early adulthood. We specialize clinically in the areas of digestive health, renal disorders, infectious diseases, behavioral health, endocrine, metabolic disorders, and immune deficiencies. These patient populations challenge us to exercise critical thinking, clinical decision making, and clinical judgement. This unit recently expanded and is supporting more of an infant population.

Department Name: Medical Unit

Job Status: Full time, 36 hours per week, eligible for benefits

Shift: Night Shift, 6:45pm - 7:15am

Weekends: Every other weekend. Weekends consist of Sat/Sun. Team members must schedule themselves at least 1 Monday and 1 Friday every 4 weeks.

Holidays: All team members assigned 1 summer and 1 winter holiday pairing and will rotate each year.

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
• 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
• Designation as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), and/or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.18 to $28.77

Expected Range: $20.25 to $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.