UcNa
Job Location:
San Luis, CO - USA
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Job Summary
Founded in 1946 Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo California. Serving over 150000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care orthopedics and a family birthing center. Additionally French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and has achieved an A Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.
As our Unit Clerk/Nurses Aide you will provide essential support to the nursing team ensuring continuous vigilant patient monitoring and fostering collaborative relationships for quality healthcare services.
Every day you will provide continuous observation of cardiac monitor patterns recognizing and communicating significant changes. You will proficiently use the H.I.S. computer system serve as a unit representative greet patients maintain census logs and support team members in the care of adult patients. You will also actively build collaborative relationships across disciplines.
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient care meticulous attention to detail for monitoring and proficiency in healthcare information systems. You will take responsibility for your competency continuously evaluate performance and stay informed of developments in nursing and your clinical specialty.
- Demonstrates basic patient-care skills including but not limited to patient hygiene (bathing grooming oral and perennial care backrubs).
- Measures vital signs weights and measures I&O accurately and within expected time frames.
- Safely ambulates lifts moves and transports patients as delegated.
- Positions patients and performs range of motion exercises.
- Maintains clean patient-care area. Completes delegated unit assignments.
- Reports observations regarding patient status to the RN.
- Acute care experience within the last two years
- Nurse assistants/unit clerks without acute care experience within the last two years will be considered on an individual basis.
- Completion of education for a certified nursing assistant - CNA
- Equivalent work experience
- Completion of education to become a unit clerk
- Certified Nursing Assistant: CA
- Basic Life Support - CPR
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