CNA - Med/Surg - Nights

Sky-Lakes-Medical-Center; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sky-Lakes-Medical-Center in Oregon is seeking a dedicated healthcare professional to provide patient care and perform routine nursing tasks as part of the care team.

The role requires accurate charting, strong communication, and adherence to infection control practices, with a focus on patient dignity and confidentiality in a fast-paced hospital setting.

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 teamwork in a multi-task environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect patient, family, and peer rights.

Responsibilities

• Makes rounds on all assigned patients immediately after report.
• Maintain tidiness of patient rooms and public areas.
• Takes full set of vital signs and documents results promptly.
• Reports significant vital signs to RN immediately.
• Performs authorized procedures and assists with activities of daily living.
• Demonstrates effective time management for assigned tasks.
• Maintains professionalism with patients, staff, colleagues and families.
• Writes accurate, legible, timely messages and records.
• Answers calls promptly and follows up on messages.
• Reports absences and return times to RN and Charge Nurse.
• Maintains dignity and confidentiality of patients and employees.
• Wears name badge per policy and maintains professional appearance.
• Projects calm confidence to patients and coworkers.
• Provides patient care using age-appropriate growth and development knowledge.
• Considers cultural and spiritual practices in task performance.
• Completes orthopedic education topics annually for Hip and Knee program certification.
• Meets clinical competencies for hip and knee certification to care for patients.

Skills

Medical charting

Interpersonal communication

Confidentiality

Team player

Time management

Written communication

Infection control

Cultural sensitivity

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; 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.
• Maintains tidiness of patient rooms and “on-stage” public areas.
• Takes full set of vital signs and other allowed observations per instructions of the RN and documents results promptly and accurately. 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.
• 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).
• Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
• Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

BLS Basic Life Support

Cert Nursing Assistant

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