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

Community Hospital•Grand Junction, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Care Partner III (CNA License Required) position on the MedSurg unit is a part-time role requiring a current Colorado Certified Nursing Assistant license and BLS certification. The role involves providing direct patient care, including hygiene, comfort, and nourishment, as well as assisting with ambulation and repositioning to prevent skin breakdown. Responsibilities also include basic patient data gathering, such as vital signs and blood glucose monitoring, and reporting findings to the RN. Depending on assignment, the role may also include teletech duties (monitoring patient rhythms, transcribing orders) or charge entry/ward secretary duties (chart preparation, scheduling procedures, maintaining chart forms). The position is located in Grand Junction, CO.

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.
WHEN ASSIGNED AS TELETECH: Monitor and document patient rhythms. Transcribe/enter orders. Notify patient care areas if there is a change in a patient’s rhythm.
WHEN ASSIGNED TO CHARGE ENTRY/WARD SECRETARY: 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.