CNA Surgical Nights FT

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center is seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to provide patient care under supervision of licensed personnel in the Surgical Unit. Duties include feeding, vital signs, specimen collection, and assisting with ADLs, mobility, and transportation.

Responsibilities also cover preparing equipment, explaining procedures to patients and families, cleaning equipment and rooms after discharge, and maintaining safety under the direction of a Registered Nurse or LVN.

Qualifications

• Provides patient care activities: feeding, monitoring vital signs, specimen collection.
• Assists with ADLs, mobility, and transportation under supervision.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment and assists with procedures under RN/LVN direction.

Responsibilities

• Feeding patients and monitoring vitals.
• Responding to patient needs and transporting patients.
• Acquiring equipment for procedures and explaining procedures to patients and families.
• Cleaning equipment, preparing meal trays, and restoring rooms after discharge.
• Maintaining a clean, safe environment under supervision.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

ADL assistance

Communication with patients/families

Mobility assistance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Scope of Responsibility

As a Certified Nurse Aide you will be under the direct supervision of licensed personnel. You will be responsible for providingpatient care activities including: feeding, monitoring of vital signs, specimen collection,monitors and responds to patient needsand patient transportation. Other duties include acquiringnecessary equipment for procedures and explainprocedures to patients and families, Cleanequipment, meal traysand restores rooms after patient discharge. Also provides appropriate assistance to patients with ADLs and mobility as directed by therapy staff and helps to maintain a clean and safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse or LVN in charge.

Responsible to Director of Surgical Unit

• Education
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Training and Experience
• Obtains and maintains American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider
• 1 year current hospital or nursing home Nurse Aide experience or completion of Nurse Aide Course preferred
• Current certification through the Texas Nurse Aide Registry
• Health and Background Requirements
• Employment contingent upon successful completion of:
• Immunization Records

Rarely (Less than ½ hour per day)

Occasionally (½ to 2 ½ hour per day)

Frequently (2 ½ to 5 ½ hours per day)

Continually (5 ½ to 8 hours per day)

Not Applicable

Physical

• Sitting – occasionally
• Stationary Standing – continually
• Walking – continually
• Ability to be mobile – continually
• Crouching (bend at knees) – continually
• Kneeling/Crawling – occasionally
• Stooping (bend at waist) – continually
• Twisting (knees, waist, neck) – continually
• Turn/Pivot – continually
• Reaching overhead – continually
• Reaching extension – continually
• Pushing/Pulling – (Maximum weight: 35 lbs ) continually
• Lifting/Carrying – (Maximum weight: 35 lbs ) occasionally
• Other Physical Demands: Ability to talk to patient and/or staff – continually
• Other Physical Demands: Ability to hear patients and/or alarms – continually
• Other Physical Demands: Vision (near and/or far) – continually
• Other Physical Demands: Ability to distinguish colors – continually
• Other Physical Demands: Ability to drive – n/a
• Risk of electrical shock – continually
• Risk of Radiation – rarely
• Fumes or Airborne Particles – occasionally
• Chemicals – frequently
• Moving Mechanical Parts – occasionally
• Weather Conditions – n/a
• Bloodborne Exposure (Refer to Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan in Policy Tech for possible exposure tasks)
• Continually
• Respirator Fit Testing Required
• Annually
• Age of Patient Populations Served
• Children 1 – 12 years
• Adolescents 13 – 18 years
• Adults 19 – 70 years
• Geriatrics 71 + years

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Basic Life Support

Certified Nurse Aide

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