Nursing Assistant, Certified (CNA) - General Surgery PT, Days

Prisma Health; South Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care at Greenville Memorial Hospital. You will assist the RN with daily patient care, document observations, and help with activities of daily living in a fast-paced environment.

As part of the General Surgery department, you will contribute to a clean, safe patient environment and run routine errands as needed while observing patient status and reporting changes to the RN.

Qualifications

• Education: nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Experience: No experience required.
• Certification: CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Responsibilities

• Assist the Registered Nurse with patient care per individualized plan of care.
• Conduct data collection and monitor patient status; document observations.
• Assist with activities of daily living and patient transport as needed.
• Perform point-of-care tasks and basic specimen collection as delegated.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Nursing assistant or patient care tech program

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 state 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

1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

10086251 General Surgery

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