C.N.A Med-Surg​/Inpatient Day Shift - Hospital - RH

Summary

Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. Assists Dietary Department as needed.

• Provides general aspect of basic nursing care to all patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs to the standard of care to optimize patient safety.
• Meets communication needs of patients and treats patients and their family with respect and dignity.
• Assists in admission, transfer, and discharge of patient.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to the charge nurse, co-workers, physicians, and other team members.
• Communicates, documents, or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to RNs.
• Assists with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance with technique appropriate for patient’s age and physical condition.
• Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient; answers questions within scope of practice. Gives explanations and verbal reassurances consistently to family and visitors.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs, maintains a good working relationship within the department as well as with other departments by interacting professionally with co-workers and other healthcare providers.
• Assist with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills under the direction of an RN.
• Responds to patient in emergency or physically distressful situations.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Demonstrates knowledge of disease entities.
• Able to perform treatments and ensures that medical and surgical asepsis is carried out during procedures.
• Change bed linens or make beds. Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms or other patient areas.
• Responsible for the recording/charting of ADLs, vital signs, and input & output data of the patients. Meets current documentation standards and policies and completes within shift.
• Ability to perform a blood glucose using the FS glucose machine; able to remove IV Jelco; and able remove a foley catheter, all according to policy and procedures.
• Assists with turning or repositioning bedridden patients and provides physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, and standing, walking, or exercising.
• Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Answers the patient call lights, intercom, and telephone in a timely and polite manner to determine patients’ needs.
• Participates in shift change by providing a thorough and accurate report to oncoming shift, completes bedside handoff and completes CNA checklist.
• Communicates ideas for improvement to the unit manager/charge nurse.
• Assist dietary with cleaning trays and preparing food according to dietary guidelines.
• Assists patients with completing food order based on MD ordered diet.
• Assists dietary team after hours to meet the patient’s dietary needs (re-warms and re-plates food for patient meals.)
• Picks up food trays from patient rooms.
• Assists with cleaning all kitchen surfaces after each meal service per procedure. Keeps all storerooms neat, clean and organized. Restock nourishment rooms and ensures items are not expired.

• Provides general aspect of basic nursing care to all patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs to the standard of care to optimize patient safety.
• Meets communication needs of patients and treats patients and their family with respect and dignity.
• Assists in admission, transfer, and discharge of patient.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to the charge nurse, co-workers, physicians, and other team members.
• Communicates, documents, or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to RNs.
• Assists…