Certified Nurse Assistant - Acute Care (PRN)

Trinity Health•Germantown, MD

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Acute Care, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population. The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) works under the delegated authority of a registered nurse to perform nursing functions within their scope of practice and assist the nurse in collecting data for a nursing assessment under the supervision of a nurse. As part of a new transformational team care model to improve patient care and provide nurses and CNAs new opportunities and support, the nurse assistant will team with an experienced virtual RN (vRN) and a bedside RN to provide excellent patient care to patients in an acute care setting.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required. Four years of nursing assistant experience will be accepted in lieu of a High School Diploma/GED.
Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing for Certified Nursing Assistant
BLS certification (issued by American Heart Association only)
Computer skills (internet, email, wireless phone, electronic health record) and technical skills (blood sugar, vital sign, and EKG machines).
Be physically able to pull, push, turn and position patients.
Superb interpersonal, customer service and collaboration abilities.
Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize, ability to work well with individuals and groups.

Nice To Haves

1 year CNA experience preferred
experience in a hospital setting highly preferred

Responsibilities

Direct patient care such as maintaining a safe patient environment, feeding, bathing, mobilizing patients, answering call lights, toileting, grooming care, one-to-one sitting for safety or behavioral reasons, taking vital signs, tracking intake and output with documenting values in an electronic health record.
The CNA may implement specific procedures and coordinates work within the department, as well as with other hospital departments.
The CNA will assist with the admission and discharge process with the RN.
The CNA works collaboratively with a 3-person team consisting of the primary RN, a virtual RN and the CNA, reporting pertinent information, responding to inquiries, providing proactive bedside care/ADLs, and assist the RN with other tasks to support care of all assigned patents.