Certified Nurse Assistant - Pulmonary Medical

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team in the Pulmonary Medical Unit at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The role supports a positive and safe patient experience through orientation, engagement, communication, intentional rounding, data collection, accurate documentation, and personal care. Depending on assignment, duties may also include telemetry monitoring and documentation, patient transfers and discharge support, supply and work-order tasks, and coordination of patient transport.

Requirements

State Registered Nurse Assistant (SRNA) certification in Kentucky required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment.
Critical-thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work under minimal supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma, GED, or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

Greets and orients new patients to the hospital environment, room, and unit routines.
Creates a positive patient experience by focusing on what matters most to patients and visitors.
Engages patients and/or significant others in handoffs and uses intentional rounding to proactively meet needs and support a safe environment.
Provides regular updates to the patient-room care board.
Integrates error-prevention tools into daily routines to promote a culture of safety.
Collects patient data for nurse review, contributes to patient assessments, and reports abnormal findings.
Documents patient progress toward goals accurately, completely, specifically, and promptly.
Assists nursing staff in identifying patients’ physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations.
Provides personal care with nursing staff according to organizational standards and policies.
May monitor tube systems and handle medication in accordance with safe-handling practices.
May update diet orders and verify that meal trays meet diet requirements.
May electronically transfer patients into and out of the unit, facilitate direct admissions, complete discharges in the EMR, assemble paper-lite charts, and assist with bed placement.
May arrange patient transport services.
May enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
May enter staff assignments into the Responder 5 System and verify staff login and logout.
May continuously observe EKG monitors for assigned patient groups and communicate cardiac rhythm changes to appropriate staff; interpret and document rhythm, heart rate, and measurements in the EMR.
May run telemetry strips when significant rhythm, rate, or conduction changes occur or as policy requires, and scan appropriate strips into the EMR.
May determine, review, and revise patient alarm settings according to physician orders, telemetry protocols, and policies; troubleshoot alarms, monitors, batteries, and equipment problems.
Supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follows organizational policies and performs work consistent with compliance, safety, and high-reliability expectations.