Care Partner III (CNA License Required), Part-Time Days

Community Hospital • Grand Junction, CO

9d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Part-Time Days position located in the ICU. The Care Partner III is responsible for responding to patient needs, providing personal hygiene and comfort care, ensuring proper nutrition, and assisting with ambulation. They also perform basic patient data gathering, including vital signs and blood glucose monitoring. Additional duties may include teletechnician responsibilities such as monitoring patient rhythms and transcribing orders, or charge entry/ward secretary duties like preparing charts, obtaining medical records, and scheduling procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (Required).
• Current Colorado Certified Nursing Assistant
• Telemetry experience required
• Current BLS

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of Certified Nursing Assistant experience, secretary training OR equivalent combination of education and experience (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Responding to signal lights, bells, intercom system, and bed/tab alarms to determine the patients’ needs.
• 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.
• Turning and repositioning patients every two hours as indicated, alone or with assistance, to prevent skin breakdown and pressure ulcers.
• Completes basic patient data gathering by: a. 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 the primary nurse.
• Obtains point-of-care blood glucose and reports results to RN. Reports abnormal findings immediately to responsible nurse.
• Monitor and document patient rhythms.
• Transcribe/enter orders.
• Notify patient care areas if there is a change in a patient’s rhythm.
• Completes secretarial duties under the direction of professional nursing staff a. Prepares charts for admissions, discharges, and transfers as needed.
• Obtains medical records as requested.
• Schedules procedures under order of provider.
• Assures valuables sheet is complete on each admission.
• Maintains chart forms availability and breaks down charts after patients have been discharged.

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
• Discretionary bonuses, relocation expenses, merit increase, market adjustments, recognition bonuses, and other forms of discretionary compensation may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED