CNA - FLEX - PT .6 Nights

Ultipro; Klamath Falls, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro in Oregon is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to support patient care in a hospital setting. The role requires compassion, accuracy in vital signs, medication-support tasks, and adherence to infection control protocols.

You will work closely with RNs and other staff to ensure smooth rounds and patient comfort. Responsibilities include charting, performing daily living activities, and maintaining patient dignity and confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to chart using accepted medical terminology symbols and abbreviations; ability to spell correctly; follow universal precautions for infection control.
• Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships; communicate clearly in written and spoken word.
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to function as a team member in a multi-task oriented environment.
• Maintain and enforce confidentiality and respect patient, family, and peer rights.

Responsibilities

• Follows department procedures for receiving and giving change of shift report.
• Makes rounds on all assigned patient immediately after report.
• Distributes linens and supplies, and maintains tidiness of patient rooms and public areas.
• Takes full set of vital signs and documents results in medical records; reports significant changes to RN.
• Performs procedures and assists patient with activities of daily living as appropriate for age and condition.
• Demonstrates effective time management for tasks.
• Demonstrates professionalism in interactions with patients, staff, and families.
• Records written communications accurately and promptly.
• Answers calls promptly and courteously; takes messages and follows up.
• Reports absences and return times to RN and Charge Nurse.
• Maintains dignity and confidentiality of patients and employees.
• Maintains professional appearance and wears name badge per policy.
• Acts within OSBN and hospital policy limits; inspires confidence by calm manner.
• Provides patient care using age-appropriate skills and development knowledge.
• Considers cultural and spiritual practices of patients.

Job description

Required: Ability to chart using accepted medical terminology symbols, and abbreviations; Ability to spell correctly; Follow universal precautions for infection control; Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships, communicate clearly in written and spoken word. Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to function as a team member in a multi-task oriented environment; and Maintain and enforce confidentiality and respect patient, family, and peer rights.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

Must be able to withstand constant walking, standing, lifting at least 50 lbs. or more, push/pull regulation hospital equipment, occasional sitting. Must be able to function during periods of stress, and exposure to trauma and/or disease and have the requisite visual, auditory and fine motor skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Follows department procedures for receiving and giving change of shift report.
• Makes rounds on all assigned patient immediately after report.
• Distributes linens and supplies, and maintains tidiness of patient rooms and “on-stage” public areas.
• Takes full set of vital signs and other authorized observations per instructions of the RN and/or unit policy. Documents results promptly and accurately in medical record. Immediately reports significant vital signs and/or changes in vital signs to RN.
• Performs authorized procedures and assists patient with activities of daily living as appropriate for age, developmental level, and condition.
• Demonstrates effective time management for assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates professionalism during all levels of interaction with patients, medical staff, colleagues and patient families/significant others.
• Written communication is accurate, complete, legible and channeled correctly in a timely manner.
• Answers telephone and patient calls promptly and courteously using proper etiquette. Takes accurate telephone messages and follows up verbally and/or in writing on all calls in a timely manner.
• Reports absences from unit and return time to assigned RN and Charge Nurse without fail.
• Maintains the dignity and confidentiality of patients and employee at all times.
• Consistently maintains a professional appearance and dress. Wear name badge in accordance with hospital policy at all times.
• Resourceful, ability to think and act appropriately within OSBN authorized limitations and hospital policy.
• Inspires confidence from patients, visitors and coworkers by performing in a quite and unhurried manner to demands.
• Provides patient care and performs tasks using job skills and growth and development knowledge specific to patient’s age and developmental level.
• While performing job tasks, demonstrates awareness of cultural and spiritual practices of the customer(s).

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

BLS Basic Life Support

Cert Nursing Assistant

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