Certified Patient Care Assistant CNA LNA WIS

bannerhealth; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,500 Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Certified Patient Care Assistant to join our Women and Infant Services Team. This part-time night-shift role supports the Labor & Delivery and Postpartum units, delivering compassionate patient care on a 12-hour schedule.

Responsibilities include assisting with activities of daily living, collecting data, monitoring patients, and supporting procedures under supervision.

Qualifications

• Prior clinical experience and certification will be required.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care.
• Collects patient data including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements.
• Recognizes and reports abnormalities in patient health status to licensed professionals.
• Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by licensed professionals.

Skills

Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN)

Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA)

Patient care

Job description

Primary City/State: Mesa, Arizona

Department Name: WIS-Post Partum-Hosp

Work Shift: Night

Job Category: Clinical Care

*** $1,500 Sign On Available ***

Banner Desert Medical Center is seeking a Certified Patient Care Assistant to join our Women and Infant Services Team!

The level III/IV Women's Center at Banner Desert Medical Center consists of a Labor & Delivery, High Risk Antepartum, OB Triage, OB OR's & Postpartum Mother-Baby department that delivers professional and compassionate care to the mother's & babies any gestation birth until discharge. Our well-established Couplet Care unit includes a highly skilled team of experienced bedside registered nurses, licensed nursing assistants, and IBCLC certified lactation consultants.

We embrace a team approach focusing on the care of physical and emotional needs of delivering mothers and babies. We provide a range of services from low-risk mothers and infants to the most complex Obstetrical and Neonatal cases in the valley. Couplet Care is a 24-bed unit and Well Newborn Nursery. If you are a Certified CAN or LNA who loves obstetrical care and can provide an excellent patient experience at every touch point, there is no better time than now to be a part of our team. Prior clinical experience and certification will be required.

This is a Part Time Night Shift position: working 2 12's a week from 6P-6:30A. Weekend and holiday rotations will be required in this role. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 700 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children and 76 dedicated to our NICU. Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine. With 33 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the da Vinci Surgical System. Becker's Hospital Review named Banner Desert Medical Center as one of the top 50 busiest Emergency departments in the country.

If you aim to deliver top-tier care to the most vulnerable patients, consider joining Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. Within our over 200 bed, state-of-the-art facility, specially trained nurses, physicians and other clinical professionals utilize the most advanced technology - including iCare ICU monitoring and robotic surgery - to provide high quality, child-friendly, family-centered care. Our facilities feature a 76-bed NICU, a 24-bed PICU, six pediatric ORs and a 22-bed ED. We also offer dedicated pediatric rehab, radiology, oncology and hematology capabilities. With clinical diversity, exceptional training programs and a supportive culture, this is a place where you can grow in your career as you help our very special patients.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care. This position is responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical records and provides a variety of unit support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing unit/department.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. 1. Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.
2. 2. Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care. Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care. Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.
3. 3. Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient's health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
4. 4. Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, foley catheters removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring. Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.