Nursing Assistant, Cert (CNA) - CV & Monitored Surgery FT, Days

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit. You will assist with patient care under the RN's supervision, monitor patient status, and document observations in the medical record.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, safe patient handling, and basic care tasks, including daily living activities, vital signs, and comfort measures. Day shift; on-site position at Greenville, South Carolina.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient care under RN supervision and observes changes in patient status.
• Performs vital signs, data collection, and documentation in the medical record.
• Assists with activities of daily living and safe patient handling.
• Provides comfort measures and reports observations to the RN.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Working knowledge of patient equip

Education

Nursing assistant or patient care tech program completion

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists the Registered Nurse in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, will accept current or former South Carolina CN A certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic computer skills
• Data entry skills
• Mathematical skills
• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit

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