Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) MUSC Mullins Nursing Center FT Nights
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Aide provides routine daily nursing care to assigned patients to ensure their safety and help them attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and MUSC Health standards. The position reports to the unit nurse and works in the department and throughout the facility, interacting with patients, care team members, visitors, and others. The role involves attending continuing education programs and may require working beyond normal hours, on weekends and holidays, or temporarily in other positions as necessary. The work may involve interruptions, distressed or hostile patients and family members, environmental hazards, and possible exposure to infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and hepatitis B viruses.
Requirements
- Graduate of a State-approved CNA program.
- Currently registered or licensed in the applicable state, with an active license in good standing throughout employment.
- Active South Carolina Nurse Aide certification with the South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry.
- CPR certification upon hire or obtained during orientation; certification must remain current during employment.
- Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult patients.
- Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
- Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures and of laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing functions in a post-acute care facility.
- Ability to implement and interpret nursing department programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
- Proficiency in all applicable competency areas.
- Ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Ability to lift, turn, move, position, and transport patients; assist with personal care; and meet physical requirements including lifting and carrying 35 pounds and pushing or pulling 35 pounds.
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.
Nice To Haves
- One year of geriatric nursing experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide routine daily nursing care to assigned patients and support patient safety and well-being.
- Assist patients with bathing, showers, personal grooming, feeding, and toileting.
- Lift, turn, move, position, and transport patients.
- Accurately document and chart patient care.
- Respond promptly to call lights.
- Assist with the evacuation of patients.
- Maintain professional working relationships with care team members and vendors.
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
- Follow company policies, harassment and compliance procedures, and MUSC Health’s Code of Conduct.
- Complete mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training.
- Attend and participate in continuing education programs.
- Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance and communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
