CNA - Acute Care (full-time days)

Sauk Prairie Healthcare•Prairie du Sac, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here. This position involves providing direct patient care, comfort, and assistance with activities of daily living and rehabilitation under the supervision of a nurse. The role requires adaptability to changes in daily assignments, patient status, and unit needs, as well as the ability to stay organized in a busy and demanding setting.

Requirements

Valid certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire date.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant
None

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
Execute duties as assigned and establish and meet timelines for patient care.
Answer patient call lights within unit-specific guidelines.
Provide basic hygiene (bathing, oral care, dressing).
Assist with toileting, turning, and ambulation.
Take patient vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, oxygen level, glucose monitoring).
Relay and document patient information (physical and mental status changes, vital signs, intake/output, glucose results, distances walked, bowel movements).
Effectively relay information to the next CNA or nurse in charge.
Participate in bedside reporting.
Safely care for multiple patients using appropriate safety precautions.
Ensure a clean, safe, and organized environment with adequate supplies.
Maintain equipment in a clean and safe manner, removing and tagging equipment needing repair.
Float to other units as necessary.
May have precepting responsibility.
Participate in education by attending inservices and 75% of unit meetings.
Demonstrate understanding and utilization of Universal Precautions, asepsis, and infection control procedures.
Greet each person entering the facility.
Explain temperature and symptom screening to patients/visitors/vendors.
Ensure patients/visitors/vendors are screened appropriately.
Administer and interpret temperature screenings using a no-touch digital thermometer.
Screen persons entering the facility.
Ensure all who enter are wearing a mask/face covering and provide one if needed.
Confirm patients' destinations and direct them accordingly.
Confirm permitted visitors in coordination with Welcome Desk staff.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area and entry vestibule.
Monitor screening supplies and report needs.
Clean returned wheelchairs prior to reuse.
Other duties as assigned, including assisting with projects and tasks at the work station.