Night Shift Patient Care Technician (CNA) – $2.5k Sign-On

greatriverhealth; West Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Great River Health in Iowa is hiring CNAs to provide basic patient care under licensed nurse supervision across Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent and Psychiatric units.

Responsibilities include bedside shift reports, safety precautions, ADLs, specimen collection, documentation, and transport. Requires CNA training with strong computer and clerical skills; benefits include a sign-on bonus and comprehensive coverage.

Qualifications

• Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required
• Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
• Computer experience Required
• Health care experience within the last five years Preferred
• Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Answer patients' call lights in a timely manner and addresses request or reports to co-worker to fulfill the request.
• Perform skin assessment and reports abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADL’s).
• Maintain clean patient rooms and changes linens, as appropriate.
• Collect and correctly label specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Observe patients' conditions, such as measuring and recording intake and output and vital signs; report changes to professional staff in a timely manner.
• Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and reposition patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Proactively monitors patients for safety and communicates to licensed nurse the need for any monitoring devices (alarms).
• Consistently uses patient safety devices.
• Document activities performed in the medical record in an accurate and timely manner.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring and report abnormal results to licensed nurse in a timely manner.
• Perform quality monitoring as directed: BGM, etc.
• Appropriate use of bed/chair alarms for fall prevention.
• Greet visitors and callers to ascertain purpose of visit or call, and direct them to appropriate staff.
• Facilitate admissions, discharges and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
• Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, telemetry.

Skills

Computer experience

Education

C.N.A. course

Job description

Great River Health in Iowa is hiring CNAs to provide basic patient care under licensed nurse supervision across Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent and Psychiatric units.

Responsibilities include bedside shift reports, safety precautions, ADLs, specimen collection, documentation, and transport. Requires CNA training with strong computer and clerical skills; benefits include a sign-on bonus and comprehensive coverage.