Certified Nursing Assistant - OMH Surgical Specialty - Full-time Nights

Prisma Health; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech to assist with patient care on the Oconee Memorial Hospital campus. You will follow individualized care plans, monitor patient status, and document vital signs and observations. Responsibilities include ADL assistance, safe handling, and basic dressings as delegated.

The role supports the Surgical Specialty department with night shift coverage, contributing to a compassionate, confidential care environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• No prior experience required.
• In lieu of school verification, CNA certification may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care based on individualized care plans and delegated tasks.
• Collect vital signs and monitor patient status; document observations.
• Support activities of daily living and safe patient handling.
• Perform non-sterile soaks and simple dressings; perineal care as delegated.
• Operate and report on basic patient equipment and prepare the environment.
• Respond to call lights and assist with transports and errands.
• Help with comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain management.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Mathematical skills

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Nursing assistant training program

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, will accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic computer skills / Data entry skills
• Mathematical skills
• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Oconee Medical Campus

Facility

Oconee Memorial Hospital

Department

Surgical Specialty

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