CNA​/UNIT CLERK - ED

Overview

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Provides nursing related tasks and functions under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. Assists patients with activities of daily living. Provides a safe, sanitary, orderly, and attractive environment for patients, hospital employees, and visitors.

Description Provides nursing related tasks and functions under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. Assists patients with activities of daily living. Provides a safe, sanitary, orderly, and attractive environment for patients, hospital employees, and visitors.

Position details Part-time benefited position working 48 hours per 2 weeks. Hours are variable in the evening with every third weekend. Weekend work is 12-hour shifts and occasional holiday work.

• Provides personal hygiene measures for patients of all ages that may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, and dressing patient. Performance of nursing tasks shall consider the age and development of the patient.
• Provides clean patient environment by changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other related tasks as needed.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients; lifting and turning patients; applying/utilizing special equipment; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; ambulating the patient; pre operative and post operative care; and application of abdominal binders or anti embolism stockings.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake-output measurements.
• Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays, and assists with feeding patients. Distributes drinking water and other nourishments to patients.
• Performs routine treatment procedures including enemas, application of appliances for heat and cold, and sitz baths.
• Answers patient call lights, anticipates patients' needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients.
• Assists patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and prosthetic devices) throughout their hospital stay.
• Performs general care activities for patients in isolation.
• Assists in preparation of units, patient rooms, and beds for receiving patient admissions, returning surgical patients, transfers, emergencies or discharges.
• Completes daily activities for swingbed patients as identified in the care plan and when requested by nursing.
• Provides post-mortem care and assists in transporting bodies to the morgue.
• Transports patients to and from various departments as requested.
• Collects and transports specimens to the appropriate departments.
• Collects linen and disposes of trash to designated areas.
• Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel, while assuring confidentiality of patient information.
• Attends in-service education programs, as assigned, to learn new treatments, procedures, developmental skills, etc.
• Provide activities for swingbed patients and completes patient interest surveys.
• Cleans and makes up units of discharged or transferred patient as needed.
• Cleans work area and equipment at the end of the shift.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

• PREPARATION AND TRAINING Work requires a high school level of knowledge. Must be certified as a Nurse Aide or have completed course work in a nursing or vocational program to satisfy requirements for placement on the ND Department of Health Nurse Assistant Registry. Must be able to follow oral or written orders. Position requires completion of BLS CPR. Position is required to attend Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training in the appropriate timeframe according to department orientation checklist.
• WORK EXPERIENCE Previous work experience preferred but not required. Preference for a minimum of six months experience as a nursing aide in acute care or long-term care health facility.
• ATTENDANCE Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility of each employee loyee are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start working. Employees are also expected to remain at work for their entire work schedule.
• INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT Works in accordance with standard nursing practices; non-routine problems are referred to team leader or Unit Supervisor. Must use his/her judgment to plan and carry out their work in situations where methods and procedures are established.
• ANALYTICAL ABILITY Analysis involves comparison between numbers, letters and includes making routine clinical observations.
• CONTACT WITH OTHERS Very frequent contacts with patients and visitors. Exchanges information on a factual basis as directed, performing activities with courtesy and tact.
• SUPERVISING THE WORK OF OTHERS Responsible for own work. Little or no responsibility for work of others.
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