Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Float

Decypher • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of America’s service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, and their work makes a meaningful impact. Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions. Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans, servicemembers and their families, across the United States. Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) provide comprehensive inpatient psychiatric and medical support in accordance with military and civil service standards, delivering direct patient care, monitoring vital signs, assisting with procedures, maintaining safety and infection control, and supporting daily living activities.

Requirements

• Completion of a state-approved CNA program.
• Successfully passed state exam.
• Registered in the Nursing Assistant Registry whose qualifications have been examined and certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Current, active, valid, and unrestricted/unencumbered certification or authorizing document from any U.S. state, District of Columbia or U.S. territory or jurisdiction to work as a CNA.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in the last two years in the required specialty under supervision of a Physician, LVN and/or RN.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in inpatient psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Perform essentially the same duties as military or government civil service nursing assistants of similar experience and skill set, including inpatient psychiatry.
• Ensure accurate and timely medical documentation in compliance with BAMC policies, manually and/or electronically recording all patient care activities and patient status within 72 hours.
• Verify patient identifiers for safety and accuracy.
• Perform, monitor, and record vital signs, patient height and weight, and intake and output (I&O).
• Observe patients for distress or changes in condition and report abnormalities to the appropriate healthcare provider.
• Assist in providing patients with basic and general information regarding self-care and therapy to ensure compliance with physician's orders.
• Dispense ice water and meal trays to patients.
• Perform personal care tasks including bathing, feeding, lifting, turning, ambulating, and providing oral, hair, skin, and related hygiene care.
• Check IV infusion sites for complications.
• Apply and monitor hot and cold packs as prescribed.
• Perform daily quality control checks on glucose test monitors.
• Collect or assist in the collection of specimens such as fecal occult blood and urine.
• Assist healthcare providers in examinations/procedures such as physical exams, X-rays, lumbar punctures, biopsies, PAP/Pelvic examinations.
• Assist in admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Transport patients within BAMC for tests, procedures, or appointments.
• Provide general information to patients and visitors regarding hospital policies and directions.
• Reinforce instructions provided by professional staff.
• Provide patients/visitors with general information regarding unit and hospital policies, directions to lab, X-ray, etc.
• Care for patients in isolation.
• Assist in orientation/precepting of newly assigned personnel.
• Assist with administrative tasks, including setting up and stamping component parts of patients' records, filing lab/X-ray slips, and other documents.
• Record observations and pertinent data on appropriate records.
• Assist in the general maintenance of the unit and patient care equipment, including cleaning instruments, equipment, patient units and work areas; sorting and storing supplies, linen, equipment; disposing of trash and soiled linen; restocking medical forms.
• Perform other duties as assigned within skill set.
• Report potential/actual problems to physician, LVN, or RN for appropriate action.
• Maintain clear and effective professional communication with the healthcare team, staff, patients, and visitors.
• Work cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain a clean patient environment.
• Exercise universal precautions set forth by the Centers for Disease Control when providing direct or indirect patient care.
• Observe, correct, or report potential/actual safety hazards.
• Recognize and initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Exercise universal precautions for infection control.
• Abide by BAMC safety and infection control policies and procedures.
• Rotate between performing as an Individual Care Provider (ICP), Remote Patient Safety Attendant (RPSA), or assigned to unit to assist nursing care teams.
• Provide age-specific care based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), health care provider's orders, patient needs, and BAMC policies.
• Utilize comprehensive knowledge of workload requirements and staff capabilities to distribute/redistribute personnel resources in response to unforeseen patient care needs.
• Attend and participate in patient nursing reports, patient care conferences, team/unit/clinic conferences, discharge planning, and staff conferences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED