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Certified Nursing Assistant Part Time Night Wauchula
AdventHealth
| Description Certified Nursing Assistant AdventHealth Wauchula Location Address: 533 Carlton Street, Wauchula Florida, 33873 Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Wauchula
Work Hours/Shift:
Part Time Nights with weekend rotation
You Will Be Responsible For: All essential functions must be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Assists in the patient/family care using established techniques with the multidisciplinary team. • Follows the principals of AIDET in all patient and family interactions. • Assists the patient with activities of daily living as ordered by the physician • Distributes food trays to patients. Assists patient with tray preparation and feeding as required. • Maintains the patient's environment in manner that promotes cleanliness, patient comfort and patient safety. • Responds to patient call lights/bells, cares for the needs of the patient according to her/his skill level. • Prepares the room to receive a new admission: zeros the bed scale, personal care items, linen, vital sign equipment, etc. • Welcomes new admission, orients patient to room. • Transfers patients from beds onto stretchers or beds or into wheelchairs with assistance of other patient care personnel when required. • Ensures patient and personal safety by following proper lifting and patient transporting techniques. • Provides patients with fresh water at established intervals
2. Documents personal care, intake and output, vital signs and weights as outlined in policy. 3. Maintains clinical competency. • Attends mandatory hospital in-services and continuing education. • Successful completion of annual skills fair. 4. Performs patient care as delegated following hospital policies. • Participates in the patient/family care, utilizing established techniques as part of the multidisciplinary team • Incorporates principles of infection control, fire & safety, and biohazardous waste handling into daily routines. • Maintains clinical competencies for patient population. • Collects patient specimens (urine, stool, sputum), labels at bedside comparing two unique patient identifiers, and send to lab for analysis according to protocol and communicate to nurse. • Promptly reports changes in patients’ status to the appropriate RN/LPN promptly. • Recognizes emergency situations and acts appropriately. 5. Maintains current clinical, technical and professional competencies. • Accepts responsibility for one’s own professional standards. • Accepts responsibility for one’s own actions by initiating the incident report mechanisms • Attends a minimum of 75% of scheduled staff meetings annually. • Attends mandatory hospital in-services annually. • Complies with departmental, divisional and hospital policies and standards. • Demonstrates awareness of the rising costs of healthcare and implements budgetary containment measures. • Maintains equipment in its proper working condition; identifies malfunctioning equipment and takes appropriate action. • Seeks and accepts constructive criticism and implements actions designed for self-improvement. • Assists in the organization and operations of the unit via guidelines, policy, and procedures. • Performs ordered 12-lead electrocardiogram as directed by RN (ED only)
6. May participate as a member of the Patient Care Delivery team that includes: Virtual Care RN, bedside RN & LPN.
7. Other duties as assigned
Addendum A: Psychiatric • Monitor, report, and document changes in patient’s thought, behavior, and mood. • Conduct therapeutic groups and activities, as assigned. • Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team. • Assist case manager in all legal paperwork regarding voluntary and involuntary admissions. QualificationsWhat You Will Need: • Mature judgment and the ability to handle confidential information within Florida Hospital guidelines and applicable regulations. • Personal qualities such as kindness, compassion, understanding, integrity, respect, sense of humor, discretion and confidentiality. • Ability to communicate verbally in English and in written form with persons of varied backgrounds in a respectful, effective and professional manner. • Ability to learn and apply computer related applications and programs, including using electronic keyboards and other peripheral devices. • Critical thinking / problem solving skills • Teamwork, tact and conflict resolution • Organizational, multitasking and prioritization skills • Performs accurate documentation within the electronic medical record • Basic computer skills • Customer service skills • High school diploma
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: • Florida C.N.A. License • BLS -condition of employment • CPI within 6 months of employment (Emergency Department and Behavioral Health Unit) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED: • Medical terminology • Previous CNA Experience • Previous 12 lead EKG experience (Emergency Department only) Job Summary: The Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.), under the supervision of the LPN and/or RN, provides physical care as part of the multidisciplinary team, in accordance with the Hospital mission, physician and patient expectations.
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