Northern Light Health - Dover Foxcroft, ME

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time
Dover Foxcroft, ME
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The position is for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the Emergency Department at Northern Light Mayo Hospital. The role involves performing direct and indirect patient care duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), as outlined in the CNA training program curriculum prescribed by the Maine State Board of Nursing. Responsibilities include acting as a unit receptionist, transcribing physician orders, maintaining records, and ordering unit supplies. The position requires a commitment to the hospital's mission and values, effective communication with healthcare team members, and participation in quality assurance measures.

Responsibilities

  • Precepts and mentors new staff and students.
  • Maintains positive working relationships with all members of the health care team.
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate pertinent data to the supervisor, nursing staff and medical provider efficiently and effectively.
  • Integrate skills taught in special classes: People Based Patient Safety, Crucial Conversations, AIDET, Managing violent patients.
  • Conducts oneself in a manner that coincides with the mission and values of Hospital.
  • Responds appropriately to emergency situations (fire, code blue, code gray, Plan Triage).
  • Accurately transcribes orders according to priority based on patient need.
  • Maintains appropriate levels of office supplies, unit nourishments and puts such supplies away promptly and in appropriate place.
  • Appropriately assembles and ensures completeness of MS charts.
  • Accurately files test results, and other data on patient charts.
  • Accurately maintains MS patient logbook and daily census.
  • Accurately retrieves and collects data as requested.
  • Uses proper telephone etiquette in telephone, radio, and vocera communications and relays messages appropriately.
  • Demonstrates proficiency and accuracy in entering patient information and physician orders.
  • Appropriately notifies nurse or provider to take patient phone calls.
  • Recognizes errors, corrects and notifies affected departments.
  • Demonstrates proficiency and accuracy in recording I&O, Vital signs, and glucometer results.
  • Performs ADL care appropriately that allows the patient to preserve as much independent function as they are able.
  • Cleans and maintains the Patient environment to ensure patient safety and recovery.
  • Assists patients in ambulation, wheelchair or stretcher transfers using proper techniques.
  • Observes patient condition and reports objective findings to RN appropriately.
  • Appropriately performs bedside shift reporting with the Patient, family and oncoming shift.
  • Performs the procedures within the CNA scope of responsibility according to hospital policy.
  • Accurately and consistently documents in the electronic medical record care provided.
  • Answers patient call bell phone.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of unit's performance improvement measures.
  • Actively participates in unit Quality Assurance measures.
  • Identifies quality/safety issues in patient care and works with the unit manager to resolve.
  • Assigning staff and patient rooms with Vocera interface for the Nurse Call system.
  • Scheduling outpatients in Outlook Calendar.
  • Enters Outpatient charges in CPSI.
  • Scans patient charges into CPSI.

Requirements

  • Required Certified Nursing Assistant
  • No Minimum Requirement for Education
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