Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) Pediatric Infusion Unit FT Days
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant supports patients in the Levine Children’s Hospital Pediatric Infusion Unit. The role assists with activities of daily living and personal hygiene, takes vital signs and measurements, feeds and ambulates patients, maintains clean and orderly rooms, observes and reports changes in patient conditions, and orients patients and families to the unit and safety measures. The CNA also performs clerical and supply-management tasks and carries out Nurse Aide I or II duties within the applicable scope of practice. With appropriate training, the position may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with four 10-hour weekday shifts. It requires a high school diploma or GED, current Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II registry status, and BLS. The role serves pediatric patients and requires knowledge and skills appropriate to patients’ ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs. Physical abilities testing is required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I or with the applicable state Board of Nursing as a Nurse Aide II.
- BLS certification as required by policy guidelines.
- Ability to speak and understand English in understandable terms.
- Manual and finger dexterity.
- Ability to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
- Ability to perform the physical demands of walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
- Successful completion of required physical abilities testing.
- Knowledge of growth and development principles and competency appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Responsibilities
- Support patients with activities of daily living and personal hygiene.
- Take vital signs and measure height and weight.
- Feed and ambulate patients according to specific procedures.
- Maintain patients’ rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
- Observe and report changes in patient conditions.
- Orient patients and families to the unit and instruct patients on safety measures.
- Perform clerical work, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records.
- Maintain stock supply items in inventory management.
- Perform duties within the applicable Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II scope of practice.
- With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram and routine venipuncture.
- Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
Benefits
- Paid time off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay for eligible shift, on-call, and other work.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
