Certified Nursing Assistant 3 (U), Cardiac / Telemetry, Full-Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant 3 (U) position is for the Cardiac / Telemetry unit at the University of Miami Hospital & Clinics. This role involves providing comprehensive personal care to patients, assisting with daily living activities, administering various treatments, and ensuring a safe and attractive environment. The CNA 3 will also monitor and report patient conditions to assigned nurses, manage patient intake/output, vital signs, and assist with mobility and minor physical therapy routines. The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) is South Florida's only university-based health system, known for leading-edge patient care, groundbreaking research, and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. It is an academic medical center serving South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean, recognized for excellence in teaching, research, and patient care. The University of Miami is a vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, ranking among the nation's top research universities and academic medical centers, with over 17,000 faculty and staff dedicated to transforming lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nursing Assistant license
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Commitment to the University’s core values.
Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
Proficiency in computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office)

Responsibilities

Provides for patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assisting with showers.
Assists with meals and feeds patients, ambulates, turns, and positions patients, and provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, therapeutic and sitz baths, and applies restraints.
Performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
Answers patients’ call lights and requests promptly.
Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and staff and transports patients and equipment.
Reports patient conditions to the assigned nurse to ensure professional assessment.
Measures and records food and liquid intake and output and checks and records vital signs.
Provides patient help with walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
Performs minor physical therapy routines and turning in bed to prevent bed sores.
May collect urine samples, attach EKG leads and remove catheters.
Assembles, monitors, and discontinues feeding of intravenous nutrition.
Assists lower-level certified nursing assistants.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.