LNA | Pre Surgical Testing | Per Diem

Concord Hospital Health System; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Concord Hospital Health System is seeking a compassionate Licensed Nursing Assistant to join the Pre Surgical Testing team as a per diem role. You will assist nurses and providers, perform ADL care, and support patients throughout the pre-surgical testing process.

Training to draw labs is provided during orientation with an emphasis on patient safety and teamwork. Availability Monday–Friday 7a–5p, at least one shift weekly, with 9-hour shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Required LNA Education Certificate and NH Board of Nursing competency results.
• Current NH LNA licensure.
• Ability to draw labs training provided during orientation.
• One year healthcare experience or equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow at the desk area with clinical staff and families.
• Perform clinical/technical tasks for pre-op and post-op patients under RN supervision.
• Enter orders and coordinate patient information changes in the system.
• Greet patients and families and provide directions for their surgical encounter.
• Document care and report observations to the RN.
• Maintain timely management of patient records per HIMS specs.
• Keep environment clean with stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Adhere to safe patient handling policies.
• Serve as preceptor for new employees.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Education

High school or GED preferred

Tools

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate, detail-oriented LNA to join our Pre Surgical Testing team. In this role, you will work with nurses and providers to support patients throughout the pre surgical testing process.

In this per diem position, we are looking for someone who has availability Monday-Friday 7a-5p, at least one shift per week, 9 hour shifts.

You will also be trained to draw labs on our patients at one of our outpatient lab facilities and have that training supported and reinforced in the department during orientation.

Summary

Under the general direction of the Resource Person, the Licensed Nursing Assistant 2 / Health Unit Coordinator is responsible for a variety of clerical and administrative tasks for the department, as well as direct and indirect patient care which includes Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and personal care needs.

Education

High school or GED preferred.

Required: Proof of LNA Education Certificate and Final Report of Written and Clinical Competency Testing Results (as required by NH Board of Nursing).

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.

Licensure required: Current New Hampshire Licensed Nursing Assistant.

Experience

One-year related experience required and/or training in health care environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient and information flow at the desk area to clinical staff, patients/families and other departments.
• Under the general direction of the RN, performs a variety of clinical and technical functions for the pre-op and post-op patient.
• Completes order entry process, coordinates computer downtime, and coordinates patient information changes in the computer.
• Greets the patient and family and provides information or direction in preparation for their surgical encounter.
• Receives delegated work adhering to the five rights of delegation.
• Documents care provided and reports to the RN observations of patient’s physical, social and mental status and basic patient data collected.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Prepares and/or organizes and/or disassembles the patient perioperative medical records for charts according to HIMS specifications.
• Helps ensure a clean, safe environment with appropriately stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Demonstrates adherence to safe patient handling policy.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

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Physical And Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

The employee is frequently required to do repetitive motion, hear, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, sit, speak, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to bend, kneel, smell, squat, and stand.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, non-weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.