Job Summary:
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing clerical communication and other related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of Department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members adhering to standards outlined in competency-based evaluation tools. The CNA participates in and accepts responsibility for functions delegated to the team demonstrating a commitment to quality service.
Location:Milwaukie Oregon United States
Responsibilities:
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living including range of motion ambulation positioning skin care linen distribution bed changes feeding meal delivery hygiene care toileting and incontinent care.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens including urine stool and sputum specimens; obtains and records health weights vital signs pulse oximetry pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professionals.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures including incentive spirometry patient transport diagnostic test preparation assisting rehab therapists performing pulse oximetry/oxygen setup preparing rooms providing post-mortem care and preparing for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurses in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral nasopharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department-specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems and documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs and notifies the appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs other related duties (e.g. clerical technical duties) as assigned.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Not specified
Special Considerations:
- First-time candidates are welcome.
- The position does not float between units.
- On-call is not required.
- Weekends are not required.
- Block schedules are not required.
- 1:1 expected ratios.
Scheduling:
- Not specified.
Job Summary: The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing clerical communication and other related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of Department services. All duties are to ...
Job Summary:
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for providing direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performing clerical communication and other related duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of Department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members adhering to standards outlined in competency-based evaluation tools. The CNA participates in and accepts responsibility for functions delegated to the team demonstrating a commitment to quality service.
Location:Milwaukie Oregon United States
Responsibilities:
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living including range of motion ambulation positioning skin care linen distribution bed changes feeding meal delivery hygiene care toileting and incontinent care.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens including urine stool and sputum specimens; obtains and records health weights vital signs pulse oximetry pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professionals.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures including incentive spirometry patient transport diagnostic test preparation assisting rehab therapists performing pulse oximetry/oxygen setup preparing rooms providing post-mortem care and preparing for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurses in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral nasopharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department-specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems and documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs and notifies the appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs other related duties (e.g. clerical technical duties) as assigned.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Not specified
Special Considerations:
- First-time candidates are welcome.
- The position does not float between units.
- On-call is not required.
- Weekends are not required.
- Block schedules are not required.
- 1:1 expected ratios.
Scheduling:
- Not specified.
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