Care Partner II (CNA License Required), MedSurg, Full-Time
About The Position
The Care Partner (C.N.A.) is responsible for providing direct patient care and assistance with personal hygiene, grooming, activity, comfort, rest, nourishment, and other health needs. This role involves ensuring dietary restrictions are met, assisting with feeding, and documenting intake. The Care Partner also transports patients, monitors vital signs, changes linens, manages visitors, answers the phone, and enters physician orders into the EMR system. They are responsible for preparing charts for admissions, discharges, and transfers, and accurately transcribing medications. Additionally, they answer calls and relay messages to nursing staff, patients, and medical staff.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least six (6) months of Certified Nursing Assistant experience; telemetry technical training and Ward Secretary training.
- Current Colorado Certified Nursing Assistant
- Current BLS
Responsibilities
- Giving care and assistance to patients in respect to their personal hygiene, grooming activity, comfort, rest, nourishment and other health needs.
- Ensuring meals are ordered within dietary restrictions and collects food trays, feeds patients requiring help, and documents all nutritional and supplemental intake per unit protocols.
- Transporting patients or assisting patients to ambulate per physician orders.
- Takes, records, and reports to RN temperature, blood pressure, pulse (O2 saturation) and respiration rates, height and weight, food and fluid intake/output as directed.
- Reports abnormal findings immediately to responsible nurse.
- Changes bed linens, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
- Enters the physicians or L.I.P. orders in patient chart by utilizing Meditech order entry system, Medication Administration Records (MARs), and Meditech nursing module.
- Prepares charts for admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Transcribes medications accurately onto the MAR
- Answers telephone and intercom calls and provides information or relays messages to nursing staff (using pager/tracker system), patients and medical staff.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- Free Parking
- Paid time off
- Education assistance
- 403(b) with employer matching
- Wellness Program
- Additional benefits based on employment status
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
