Nursing Assistant Cert, Patewood Outpatient, FT, Day

MedStar Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greenville is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to assist with patient care and daily activities. Responsibilities include monitoring patient status, performing data collection, and ensuring a safe environment. This position is ideal for candidates with a nursing assistant certification looking to enter the healthcare field. The role requires compassion, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant program is required.
• Experience is not necessary for this position.
• Current or former SC CNA certification accepted.

Responsibilities

• Assists with daily living activities and patient monitoring.
• Conducts data collection including vital signs and specimen collection.
• Provides comfort measures and assists with patient mobility.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Education

Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists 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 values: 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

• Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)

• Data entry skills

• Mathematical skills

• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Patewood Outpt Ctr/Med Offices

Facility

1046 Patewood Hospital

Department

10436163 Recovery Room-POC

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