CNA - Gastrointestinal Lab

Job Summary

Assists in performing a variety of nursing care services for patients.

Scheduled

Hours:

40 hours

Schedule:

Monday - Friday (No weekends, no holidays and no call)

Hours:

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Qualifications:

An active Wisconsin CNA certification

• Receives patient care assignment from the RN in charge and initiates delegated tasks based on demonstrated competence.
• Collects and documents data for admission assessment and reassessment at specified times and provides appropriate data to the RN.
• Relays information via charting and communicates to team members.
• Informs the RN of any changes in patient condition, complaints and educational needs.
• Answers patients’ calls for help, takes vital signs, monitors behavior and physical condition, and assists with baths, ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene.
• Performs dressing changes, enemas, ostomy care, toileting, turning, cough and deep breathing, catheter care and collects biological specimens.
• Prepares patients for discharge and accompanies them upon dismissal.
• Stocks and maintains supplies and equipment in keeping with patient care needs and cost containment.
• Assists with delegated clerical duties such as answering telephones, relaying messages, transcription of physician orders and organizing medical records.
• Orients new patients and significant others to the unit.
• Performs mechanical and manual operation of equipment as recommended in the user manual.
• May perform point-of-care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education equivalency for licensing.

No experience required.

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information orally.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish alarms and malfunctioning machinery.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for near and far distances and to identify colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry (Wisconsin)
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – Illinois Department of Public Health (Illinois)
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) – Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Missouri)
• Advanced Unlicensed Assistant – Oklahoma Board of Nursing (Oklahoma)
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – Oklahoma State Department of Health (Oklahoma)

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay offers instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: flex path funded for eligible team members.