Night Shift CNA: Impactful Patient Care & Support

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

Generous paid time off

Tuition and certification reimbursemen

Well-being Programs

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois is seeking a Clinical Certified Nursing Assistant to support patient care during night shifts. You will perform essential CNA duties, document care, and maintain a safe, clean patient environment while coordinating with nurses and other staff.

This role emphasizes hands-on patient support, timely response to call bells, and participation in unit initiatives. A CNA program completion and CPR/BLS within 90 days are required.

Qualifications

• Completion of a CNA program.
• Current CNA certificate in applicable state; CPR/BLS within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as assigned and per routine as defined by standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
• Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Documents care provided according to standards.
• Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
• Maintains supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
• Floats to various units based on identified patient care needs.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.
• Training/precepting new partners in collaboration with unit educator
• Blood Glucose Monitoring with lab personnel
• Bladder scanning procedure reviewed
• Bladder scanner training complete (check off sheet for competency)
• Attaching patient to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitor
• Managing and reporting collection devices
• Colostomy, ileostomy or other fecal management systems: care and output measures
• Indwelling catheters: care and output measures
• Nasogastric tubes to suction
• Surgical drains under direction of supervising RN
• Competent in completing vital signs: Manual process for blood pressure and required reporting of abnormal values to supervising RN
• Discontinue invasive devices under the direction of the supervising RN
• Indwelling (Foley) catheters
• Nasogastric tubes
• Peripherally inserted intravenous catheters
• Similar devices as appropriate

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Completion of a CNA program

Current CNA certification

CPR/BLS certification within 90 days

Job description

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois is seeking a Clinical Certified Nursing Assistant to support patient care during night shifts. You will perform essential CNA duties, document care, and maintain a safe, clean patient environment while coordinating with nurses and other staff.

This role emphasizes hands-on patient support, timely response to call bells, and participation in unit initiatives. A CNA program completion and CPR/BLS within 90 days are required.