Certified Nursing Assistant CNA - Acute Care - MedicalCardiology Unit
Certified Nursing Assistant CNA - Acute Care - MedicalCardiology Unit
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Job Description
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Department
Inpatient Nursing DirectorJob SummaryUnder close supervision assists professional nursing and care providers in providing care to all patients with respect for their uniqueness. Collaborates with the RN and healthcare team. Assists with basic patient care and activities of daily living. Maintains unit specific documentation as required. Orders maintains and utilizes supplies for the assigned unit.
Essential Functions:
- Provides a safe environment for all patents. Assuring proper patient positions and patient care throughout the patients stay. 10
- Assists the RN/LPN in carrying out the established plan of care for assigned patients. 10
- Practices sound safety and infection control practices according to hospital policy and procedures 10
- Obtains vital signs and differentiates normal from abnormal findings. Reports abnormal values or conditions to the RN/LPN. (EX. Abnormal VS bleeding safety concerns family issues. 5
- Participates as a member of the patient care team by asking for additional tasks or helping others when not busy. 5
- Accurately gathers information and performs data entry. 5
- Performs transportation responsibilities when requested; transporting patients from one area to another; delivering laboratory specimens blood products medications and other hospital/medical items to the requested departments as needed; and includes access to the pneumatic tube system to transport items including blood products and medications to and from the tube and the desired location. 5
- Documents Plan of Care making sure information is properly transcribed and complete 5
- In coordination with the RN/LPN implements care based on prioritized patient needs 5
- Participates in a unique outcome focused plan of care based on current nursing practice with measurable outcomes and goals for the patient/family 5
- Participates with the Coordination of care with multidisciplinary team 5
- Participates in the discharge planning process 5
- Assists the RN/LPN to identify realistic expected outcomes to facilitate the patients optimum level of health as well as the anticipated continuation of care. 5
- Performs chart audits to promote quality improvement. 5
- Promotes quality care based upon ongoing monitoring of patient/family response or changing condition inclusive of quality control of appropriate systems and equipment 5
- Reports response of patient/family or changing condition to the RN/LPN and helps to appropriately update the plan of care. 5
- Ensures practice and adheres to professional standards statutes regulation hospital and departmental policies and standards of care 5
Education:
- No High School Diploma and/or No GED Required
Work Experience:
- less than 1 year Required
Licenses:
- CNA Certified Nursing Assistant DORA Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and
- BLSBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR) AHA American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Ensures all duties responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients/clients to who care/service is being provided.
- Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of growth and development over the life span as well as demonstrating the ability to assess data reflecting the patients status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/ services is being delivered/provided.
- Employee has completed and met their clinical competency standards
- Ability to use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
- Skilled in maintaining effective working relationship with patients employees and the public.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Ability to interpret adapt and apply guidelines and procedures
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Microsoft Office Suite required.
- EPIC documentation preferred.
Shift
Work Type
Regular 0.9 FTE)Salary
$20.00 $25.65 / hrBenefits
Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5 and generous medical plans
Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
Onsite employee fitness center and wellness classes
Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more
Tuition reimbursement & assistance
Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
Our Values
Respect
Belonging
Accountability
Transparency
All job applicants for safetysensitive positions must pass a preemployment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated highquality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 schoolbased health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorados primary and essential safetynet institution Denver Health is a missiondriven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.
Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.
Employment Type
Full-Time
