CNA – Med/Surg

Powell Valley Healthcare; Powell (WY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Long term disability coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually

Flex spending accounts

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wyoming is seeking a Full-time Night Certified Nursing Assistant to assist patients with daily care activities and ensure their comfort. Responsibilities include bathing, dressing, and documenting care accurately. Candidates must possess a High School diploma, a 75-hour CNA course, and BLS certification. The role demands effective communication and problem-solving skills, while providing vital assistance in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is mandatory.
• Must complete a Certified Nursing Assistant course within four months if not already certified.
• Basic Life Support certification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily care activities like bathing and feeding.
• Maintain a safe environment by adhering to established procedures.
• Document patient/resident data clearly and accurately.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Basic math skills

Patient care

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certified Nursing Assistant course (75 hours)

BLS for Healthcare Provider

Job description

At Powell Valley Healthcare, providing quality healthcare to our community is our top priority. We are located in the heart of Powell, Wyoming; just 25 miles outside of Cody. We believe in creating positive and safe environments for both our patients and our staff. Being part of our organization means becoming a cornerstone in the patient experience and their care.

Here at PVHC, we offer a wide array of benefits in a way that allows you to choose options and build a package that works best for you. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• PTO – New employees accrue the equivalent of up to twenty days of PTO withing their first calendar year
• EIB (Extended Illness Bank) – Our version of accrued sick leave
• Nine paid holidays which includes two personal holidays
• Tuition Savings Plan
• Opportunities to cash out PTO for personal use, student loan payments, and in-house medical bills
• Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000 per year
• Fun to be Fit program and Club Dauntless Membership Discount
• HRA – Flex spending accounts

POSITION SUMMARY:

Current Opening: One Full-time nights

Performs routine patient/resident care activities for the Powell Valley Healthcare patients/residents to promote comfort, maintain their functional ability and contribute to their overall patient/resident care program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides or assists assigned patients/residents with their daily care activities according to established procedures and with consideration for the patients’/residents’ choices, privacy, dignity and independence.
• Assisting patients/residents with bathing, dressing, and undressing, assuring clothing is clean and properly marked, serving and collecting food trays, encouraging and/or assisting with feeding, answering call-lights, transporting patients/residents or assisting them in ambulating, and assisting with admission and orientation of patients/residents to the facility environment.
• Carries out patient/resident care safely and in a sanitary fashion, maintaining a safe environment at all times.
• Performs, or assists the patients/residents in performing specific medical care activities according to the established procedures and contributes to the total patient/resident care plan.
• Records all patient/resident data on the proper forms accurately and efficiently in a concise, legible manner using the format designated by departmental protocols or appropriately in the electronic medical record.
• Ability to work with confused or combative patients/residents.
• Acute Care – Assists in Code Blue situations such as running errands and performing compressions under the code leader’s direction.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High School diploma or GED
• Certified Nursing Assistant course that is at least 75 hours in length, or if not certified, will attend a Certified Nursing Assistant class and take the exam within four months from the date of hire.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider
• Participate in continuing education as provided by Powell Valley Healthcare/ as approved by the board of nursing to maintain current certifications.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole number, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to understand the basic metric system.
• Work with confused or combative patients/residents.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Speak and document clearly and concisely.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with members of the Health Care Team.
• Solve practical problems and work under the direction of the licensed nursing staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Regularly lifting or move objects weighing 10 to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, stooping, bending, crouching, walking, standing, and working with equipment.
• Subject to inside and possibly outside weather conditions.
• The employee is also subject to exposure to blood and body fluids, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to explosives, exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.