Patient Care Technician (CNA) - 30 hours per week - Medical Surgical Unit

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center; Mount Pleasant (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is seeking a CNA to provide basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. The role involves caring for adult, geriatric, telemetry, and psychiatric patients, performing ADLs, assisting with admissions/discharges, and maintaining safety and accuracy in documentation.

A CNA course is required, with GED or high school diploma, and computer skills are necessary.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED required.
• C.N.A. course completion required or within four months of hire date.
• Computer experience required.
• Healthcare experience within the last five years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer patients' call lights promptly.
• Perform skin assessment and report abnormal results.
• Perform activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens as appropriate.
• Collect and correctly label specimens (urine, feces, sputum).
• Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Observe patients' conditions and monitor intake/output and vital signs; report changes.
• 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 to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Document activities performed in the medical record in a timely manner.

Skills

Call light response

Computer experience

Education

H.S. Diploma or GED

C.N.A. course completion

Job description

Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $18.89 per hour

Job Details:

Schedule Hours: 6:00am - 6:30pm, every third weekend

24 one week / 36 one week

Job Description:

A Brief Overview

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Adult, Medical/Surgical, Geriatric, Telemetry, Cardiac, Neonate, Infant, Toddler, School Age, Adolescent, and Psychiatric care patients.Duties are included but are not limited to those below for specified units.

• Perform Bedside shift report and beginning and end of shift.
• Utilize policies and procedures to keep patients safe from falls.
• Assist in wound prevention and Hospital acquired pressure injuries.
• Care for the restrained patient and monitor for safety, as directed by the licensed nurse.
• Is cost conscious in use of equipment and supplies.
• Adhere to safety practices for own personal protection, i.e. infection control devices, lifts, gait belts, eye shields, gloves.
• Demonstrate accurate keyboarding proficiency and computer navigation skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic math to calculate intake and output.
• Set up equipment such as oxygen, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.

What you will do

• 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.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Completion of C.N.A. course (or complete within four months of hire date) Required or
• Completion of C.N.A course if currently in high school Required
• Computer experience Required
• Health care experience within the last five years Preferred
• 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.
• Maintain inventory of supplies based on unit routine.
• 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.
• Assemble, clean sheet, and tear down medical records.
• Operate office equipment such as: nurse call, fax, scanners, photocopier, computer system, telephone system, telemetry.
• Accurate and timely order entry.
• Perform various clerical and administrativ