ICU - CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT

IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC • Idaho Falls, ID

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Idaho Falls Community Hospital is hiring a Certified Nurse Assistant for its ICU. The role includes CNA duties and telemetry monitoring responsibilities. As a telemetry technician, the employee continuously monitors telemetry patients, reports abnormalities to appropriate supervising staff and the bedside registered nurse, answers unit phone calls professionally, and handles calls and visitor notifications for the locked unit. The employee must multitask while maintaining close attention to monitors and arrange qualified coverage before leaving the monitoring station. The role may also include emergent order entry and other unit secretary duties as directed by the charge nurse.

As a CNA, the employee provides basic nursing care and assists patients with activities of daily living under the direction and supervision of nursing staff and the registered nurse in charge. The role also supports a safe, clean environment and maintains communication with patients, visitors, and interdisciplinary team members. Idaho Falls Community Hospital describes its work environment as collaborative, purpose-driven, and people-centric, and provides emergency care around the clock.

The position is part-time. No prior experience is required. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of a certified nursing assistant program, current unencumbered CNA certification, and current BLS. A basic dysrhythmia course or certified telemetry course must be completed within six weeks of hire.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a certified nursing assistant program.
• Current, unencumbered CNA certification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Complete a basic dysrhythmia course or certified telemetry course within six weeks of hire.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor telemetry patients and communicate abnormalities to appropriate supervising staff and the bedside registered nurse.
• Answer unit phone calls professionally and manage calls into the locked unit; notify the charge nurse of visitor concerns.
• Maintain close attention to monitors while multitasking, and arrange qualified coverage before leaving the monitoring station.
• Assist with emergent order entry and other unit secretary responsibilities as directed by the charge nurse.
• Provide basic nursing care, meet patients’ psychosocial and communication needs within the CNA scope of practice, and assist with activities of daily living under the bedside registered nurse’s direction.
• Ensure patients receive meals in a timely manner where applicable and document meal intake.
• Assist with collecting patient intake and output and communicate relevant information to the bedside registered nurse.
• Meet patients’ daily hygiene needs, including bathing, brushing teeth, and changing bed linens, under the bedside registered nurse’s direction.
• Provide basic patient care appropriate to patients’ ages and standards of care.
• Notify licensed personnel when a patient reports pain or when vital signs or intake and output fall outside acceptable ranges.
• Obtain and document patient vital signs as requested by the bedside registered nurse.
• Communicate observed changes in patient status and responses to the registered nurse, while remaining aware of pediatric, geriatric, and general patient needs.
• Handle patients safely using proper body mechanics and techniques, and use a gait belt when transferring patients at risk of falls.
• Help maintain a safe and clean environment and communicate with patients, visitors, and interdisciplinary team members.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Medical paid time off
• Retirement plans, including a 401(k) with up to 6% match
• Earned quarterly bonus program
• Education reimbursement program
• Discounts for medically necessary procedures performed at Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital

What This Job Offers

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