CNA: Patient Care & Unit Support Specialist

CHRISTUS Health; Mount Pleasant (TX); In loco; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CHRISTUS Health in Mount Pleasant, TX seeks a Nursing Assistant to support routine patient care under RN supervision, with clerical tasks and patient-focused activities in a nursing unit.

The role includes assisting with admissions, transfers and discharges, room setup, transport of stable patients, and maintaining supplies, while protecting patient confidentiality. CNA license and BLS are required.

Competenze

• Education/Skills: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Patient care experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
• Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications: CNA License in state of employment required.
• BLS required.

Mansioni

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies.
• Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
• Completes pertinent documents.
• Prepares rooms for admission by setting up IV pots, and adjusting bed to the appropriate level.
• Assures that all patient belongings accompany the patient to the new unit or home at time of discharge.
• Safely transports stable patients as required.
• Maintains security/confidentiality when transporting patients and interacting with family and visitors.
• Cleans, procures and returns equipment and supplies.
• Run errands for the unit as required.
• Assist Licensed personnel in providing a safe and comfortable environment at all times; replenish patient room with water, linen, and towels, as appropriate.
• Perform unit-specific patient care tasks in accordance with the skills checklist and documents on the flowsheet.
• Identify obvious changes in the patient's condition and take responsibility for reporting those changes promptly to the nurse in charge.
• Assist with the ordering and maintenance of stock items according to established inventory when needed.
• Keeps unit supplies in an organized and orderly fashion.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Communicate effectively with other team members during and between shifts.
• Responds to phone calls and patient call lights.
• Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.

Conoscenze

Patient care

CNA license

BLS certified

Formazione

High School Diploma or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

CHRISTUS Health in Mount Pleasant, TX seeks a Nursing Assistant to support routine patient care under RN supervision, with clerical tasks and patient-focused activities in a nursing unit.

The role includes assisting with admissions, transfers and discharges, room setup, transport of stable patients, and maintaining supplies, while protecting patient confidentiality. CNA license and BLS are required.