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

20000 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Paid time off (PTO)

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program

Employer-paid long-term disability, AD

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Great River Health seeks a compassionate CNA to provide bedside care, support ADLs, and help maintain patient safety and comfort on the unit. You will monitor patient conditions, assist with mobility, and communicate observations to licensed staff.

Requirements include a CNA course (or completion soon), a high school diploma or GED, and computer skills. The role offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of CNA course required or to be completed within four months of hire date.
• Computer experience required.
• Healthcare experience within the last five years preferred.
• Restraint training completed after hire.

Responsibilities

• Answer patients' call lights promptly and fulfill requests.
• Perform skin assessments and report abnormal results to licensed nurse.
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens as appropriate.
• Collect and label specimens (urine, feces, sputum).
• Transport patients to treatment units and assist with transfers.

Skills

Computer experience

Healthcare experience

Education

H.S. Diploma or GED

CNA course

Tools

Office equipment

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

• 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.
• 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 administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
• Perform quality checks on equipment, i.e. crash cart, transport monitor.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• 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
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Emergency First Response and Choking within 90 days of hire.
• MOAB within 12 months of hire.
• Restraint training completed after hire.
• Acute care: Med Surg and Telemetry: As above

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Matching retirement programs
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted cafeteria meals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Service Recognition program
• Voluntary plans including:
  • Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.