Certified Nursing Assistant - Clinical Support

About the position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team. This position is located at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY, and operates on a PRN (as needed) schedule with variable hours, primarily from 0600 to 1830.

Responsibilities

• Greets and orients new patients to the hospital environment.
• Fosters patient engagement by involving the patient and/or significant others in handoff.
• Creates positive patient experience by focusing on what matters most to the patient and visitor/s.
• Proactively meets patient needs and assures a safe environment through intentional rounding.
• Provides ongoing communication through regular updates to the patient-room care board.
• Promotes a Culture of Safety by mindfully integrating Error Prevention tools into daily routines.
• Contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for review by a nurse.
• Documents patient progress toward goals and ensures documentation is accurate, complete, specific, and timely.
• Assists nursing staff to identify physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations of each patient.
• Works with the nursing staff to provide personal care according to organizational standards and policies.
• Reports abnormal findings.
• May monitor tube system and handle medication in accordance with medication safe handling practice.
• May update diet orders and verifies tray deliveries meet diet requirements.
• May electronically transfer patients in and out of the unit including facilitation of direct admit process, completion of discharge in electronic medical record (EMR), assembling paper-lite chart, and assisting with patient bed placement.
• May arrange for patient transport services.
• May enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
• May enter staff assignments into Responder 5 System and verify staff have logged in and out of the system.

Requirements

• High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher preferred.
• No experience required.
• SRNA - Certified as State Registered Nurse Assistant in the state of Kentucky required upon hire.
• BLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position.

Nice-to-haves

• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.