Certified Nursing Assistant Surgical Unit

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

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora seeks a Clinical Assistant to support patients and families with personal hygiene and daily living tasks. The CA provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring, and assists nursing staff in diagnostic procedures and treatments on a 72-bed surgical unit serving births through early adulthood.

This full-time role is 36 hours per week with a night shift. Candidates must have a CNA/MA/EMT designation and BLS for Healthcare Providers; position

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Equivalency may be considered in lieu of CNA/MA/EMT designation
• Health assessment and nursing foundation courses completed, in addition to basic medical/surgical clinical rotation
• CNA/MA/EMT designation required
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification required

Responsibilities

• Attends to individual patient needs including grooming, bathing, feeding, continence care, transferring and comfort
• Checks vital signs, weighs patients, applies creams/ointments, dressings and collects specimens
• Transports patients, responds to call lights, reports observations to the healthcare team
• Acts as conduit between patients and other providers by communicating issues to the medical team
• Documents actions with forms, reports, logs, and records
• Prepares rooms and equipment for patient and team use
• Participates in departmental committees and projects as assigned

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Equivalency

Health assessment & nursing courses

CNA/MA/EMT certification

BLS certification

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 surgical unit is a 72- bed unit that serves a diverse patient population. We provide complex care to patients from birth to early adulthood. We are privileged to deliver world class care for trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, etc.

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 surgical unit is a 72- bed unit that serves a diverse patient population. We provide complex care to patients from birth to early adulthood. We are privileged to deliver world class care for trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, etc.

Department Name:

Level 6 Surgical

Job Status:

Full time, 36 hours per week, eligible for benefits

Shift:

Night Shift (6:45pm - 7:15sm)

Weekend Requirements:

Every third weekend. At least 1 Sunday night shift and 2 Monday night shifts in an 8-week schedule block

Holiday Requirements:

Rotating Holiday Schedule.

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.