Patient Safety Tech (CNA) (Night Shift) (6339)

Regional One Health; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom is seeking a Patient Safety Technician (CNA) for the Med-Surg unit in Memphis, TN. This full-time night shift role focuses on monitoring patients and supporting the health care team to maintain a safe environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, mobility, meals, and daily living activities, under RN/LPN supervision. Prior CNA experience preferred; CPR/BCLS required upon hire; 1 year clinical experience in acute care preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Receives assignments in accordance with policies and procedures, addressing age-specific patient needs with care and compassion.
• Provides patient care by performing tasks per plan, including hygiene, feeding, and mobility.
• Assists with elimination via urinals, bedpans, bowel and/or bladder programs.
• Transports and ambulates patients.
• Assists with post mortem care.
• Prepares patients for meals and assists with tray setup.
• Assists with breathing exercises and daily living activities.
• Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Keeps patient rooms clean and stocked; maintains supply inventory.
• Performs delegated technical procedures under RN/LPN supervision.
• Measures vital signs, height, weight, and basic assessments.
• Applies dressings, compresses, bandages and skin preps.
• Documents nutrition intake and fluid balance.
• Provides comfort measures and monitors patient condition.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details:

Job Location: Med-Surg - Memphis, TN 38103, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School/GED, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Night, Job Category: Patient Care (non-nursing),

JOB SUMMARY

The Patient Safety Tech (CNA), working under the supervision and guidance of professional nursing staff provides ongoing monitoring of the patient to assist the health care team maintain a safe and comfortable environment.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Receives assignments as directed in accordance with established policies and procedures including age specific patient needs. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide care and meet patient needs in a caring, compassionate, and sensitive manner.
• Provides patient care by performing assigned tasks for patient care plan implementation.
  • Delivers general hygiene such as bath, shower, grooming, oral care.
  • Assists with elimination via urinals, bedpans, bowel and/or bladder programs.
  • Transfers and ambulates patients.
  • Assists with post mortem care.
  • Assists and prepares patients for meals, including feeding patients.
  • Assists in turn, cough and deep breathing routines.
  • Assists in activities of daily living.
  • Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
  • Makes beds both occupied and unoccupied.
  • Maintains record of fluid intake and output.
  • Completes calorie count and other nutrition information as delegated.
  • Provides measures of comfort and convenience (i.e., water, blankets, etc.).
• Performs technical procedures as delegated and after observation by the RN/LPN according to unit policy.
  • Takes and records patient’s vital signs
  • Takes and records height and weight.
  • Applies dressings, compresses, bandages and preoperative skin preps.
  • Applies heat and cold.
• Sits in the patient’s room with an unobstructed view of the patient to observe the patient and maintain a safe environment.
• Provides nourishments and water, prepares patients for meals by assisting with tray set up.
• Accompanies and remains with patient for clinical tests or procedures off the unit.
• Provides direct patient care in accordance with patient treatment plans to meet the personal needs and comfort of patient as directed by RN/Nursing Supervisor.
• Reports any unusual changes in the patient’s condition or behavior to patient’s primary nurse or team leader/PCC.
• Transports records, equipment and supplies to and from department in a safe and timely manner.
• Interacts and communicates with members of the health care team, patients and visitors in a customer responsive and courteous manner.
• Keeps patient and nursing areas clean and orderly. Assists with stocking supplies/inventory.
• Adheres to established department policies and procedures and maintains compliance, performance improvement, safety, environmental and infection control programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands Category:Healthcare Workers

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demand

N/A

Rarely

Occasionally

Frequently

Constantly

Weight

Standing

Walking

Sitting

Lifting

Carrying

Pushing

Pulling

Climbing

Balancing

Stooping

Kneeling

Crouching

Crawling

Reaching

Handling

Grasping

Feeling

Talking

Hearing

Repetitive Motions

Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required
• Completion of an approved nursing assistant program Preferred
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire Required or
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required and
• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Upon Hire Preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience clinical experience in an acute care setting or as a one-on-one care provider/sitter. Required