Travel CNA

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Center Nurse Executive/Infection Preventionist/Designee the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. He/she will function within the standards of practice as accorded by his/her Certification. The CNA performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services essential to caring for personal needs and comfort of patients. The Certified Nursing Assistant may also be responsible for specimen collection for POC testing where scope of practice as well as state and federal regulations permit.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provides patient care in a manner conducive to safety and comfort. Patient care includes is not limited to:
  • Assists patient with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL);
  • Obtains and records Vital Signs and weights per policy;
  • Assist patients with ambulation and transfers;
  • Positions patients in correct body alignment in and out of bed;
  • Applies adaptive equipment as ordered;
  • Cares for personal belongings;
  • Assists physician and/or licensed nurse with treatments and procedures as needed;
• Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds;
• Accompanies patients when transported outside the center for appointments as requested;
• Ensures patients are ready for scheduled rehab therapy and transports patients to rehab area;
• Notifies licensed nurse if patient identification is missing;
• Participates in the care planning process and implements care according to care plan;
• Perform skin treatments as permitted by state regulation;
• Applies simple clean dressings slings stockings and support bandages under direction of the licensed nurse as permitted by state regulation;
• Feeds or assists patients with meals and provides additional nourishment and hydration per care plan;
• Records patients oral intake and output;
• Uses Point Click Care (PCC - POC) according to the Clinical System Processes if applicable;
• Answers call light or bell promptly delivers messages cleans areas of spillage or accidents;
• Maintain infection prevention and control precautions practices according to policy.
• Participates in orientation of new nursing assistants;
• Reports changes in patients condition patient/family concerns or complaints to charge nurse and/or supervisor;
• Collects and bags soiled linen and delivers to dirty linen area;
• Obtains clean linens and supplies from supply areas cleans utility rooms kitchen areas and all other nursing areas as assigned;
• Cleans patient equipment as assigned;
• Transfers patients belongings and equipment as directed and assists with postmortem care;