CNA - Labor Pool - ICU

Riverside Health System; Gloucester (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Gloucester, VA is seeking a Nurse Aide (CNA) to assist with patient care under RN supervision. Responsibilities include wound care, EKGs, phlebotomy, and maintaining a safe patient environment while following unit protocols.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED, CPR/BLS, and CNA or EMT/MA alternatives per state requirements. This role emphasizes teamwork, documentation in EMR, and timely patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• 1 year of prior health care experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• CPR/BLS certification required upon hire; multiple acceptable certifications are listed (AHA/ARC/IS)

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding of EMR data collection and patient data entry.
• Follow plan of care and perform treatments and procedures competently under RN direction (including vital signs, EKGs, blood draws, etc.).
• Complete clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure availability of resources and maintain a clean, safe environment; assist with admissions, discharges, or transfers as directed by charge RN.

Skills

EMR data entry

Vital signs

Wound care

EKG

Phlebotomy

Safety and patient environment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Gloucester, Virginia

Hiring Range

$16.80 - $21.83/HourlyActual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

Works under the supervision of Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager/Director in personal care of the patients and their environment (including those needing special precautions) and performs specified functions in tasks where there is validated competency including: simple wound care (i.e. cleaning of abrasions/laceration), EKGs, peripheral INT removal, basic phlebotomy, and extremity splinting. In addition, this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served in assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and provide the care needed as described according to the departmental policy and procedure. Promotes and maintains safe work environment for staff as well as our customers, incorporating national patient safety initiatives.

What you will do

• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of the technology systems necessary for patient data collection into EMR.
• Demonstrates the ability to follow plan of care to include performing treatments and procedures competently/independently under direction of RN. This may include the following procedures dependent upon unit/facility competency requirements vital signs, ice application, compresses, EKGs, drawing blood, specimen collection, etc.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates accountability for ensuring availability of resources (equipment, instruments, supplies) necessary to ensure positive patient outcomes. Maintains clean, safe and orderly work/patient environment by cleaning work stations/areas, equipment; stocking supplies; placing equipment in proper storage areas.
• Demonstrates the ability to be able to take direction from the charge nurse to help admit, discharge, or transfer patients in a timely and efficient manner.

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED, (Preferred)

Experience

• 1 year Prior health care experience in hospital setting (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
• Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) In lieu of CNA certification, will accept EMT-B (Basic) from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA), or Medical Assistant Program Graduate, or Currently enrolled in LPN or RN diploma or degree program with at least 80 hours completed (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.