Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- DMC Float Pool
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant works in the Davie Medical Center Nursing Float Pool and floats between the Emergency Department, MedSurg, and Joint units. The role provides direct patient care and support under established policies and, where specified, under the direction or supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider. The schedule has variable hours, with one 12-hour shift every two weeks required, no weekend requirements, and work on one major and one minor holiday. The position is part-time and is not benefits eligible. The CNA performs personal care, assists with nutrition, elimination, mobility, positioning, basic measurements, specimen collection, and other assigned patient-care tasks. The position also supports observation and safety, communicates and documents information related to assigned duties, and provides patient and family instructions as delegated and supervised by a Registered Nurse. Competency verification is required for fingerstick blood glucose monitoring and retrieval of blood products. Work consistently involves walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling. The employee must be able to lift and support up to 51 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies, and must be able to communicate effectively in English. Equipment includes items required by the unit, such as a blood pressure manometer, stethoscope, thermometer, personal protective equipment, wheelchairs, stretchers, utility cars, and related clinical equipment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Completion of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program, or student nurse status meeting the listing requirements of the DFS Nurse Aide Registry.
- Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support HealthCare Provider certification.
- Ability to speak and understand English and communicate effectively.
- Manual and finger dexterity.
- Ability to lift and support 51 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
- Ability to perform work involving walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal care, including bathing and mouth, skin, hair, and nail care.
- Serve and collect food trays; feed patients and record dietary intake.
- Distribute ice, water, and nourishment; measure and record intake and output.
- Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, and bowel and bladder training; record daily bowel function and apply condom catheters.
- Collect and test urine, feces, and sputum specimens.
- Administer cleansing, Fleet, and/or retention enemas; provide perineal and catheter care.
- Empty drainage devices from body cavities or wounds and record the information; maintain gastric suction.
- Assist with simple non-sterile dressing changes and with application or removal of ace bandages, sequential compression devices, heat, and pelvic or cervical traction.
- Make occupied and unoccupied beds and provide evening care to promote patient comfort.
- Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; obtain and record patient weight and height.
- Turn and position patients and assist with transfers to beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
- Participate in applying and removing restraint devices as directed by a Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider, and assist with monitoring restrained patients for safety, circulation, hydration, nutrition, and elimination.
- Assist with postmortem care and range-of-motion exercises; initiate or participate in CPR.
- Provide continuous observation when assigned, including for patients on suicide precautions or patients in behavior-management restraints.
- Provide hand-off communication appropriate to job duties; report and document information related to assigned duties; and assist with documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Provide patient and family instructions according to approved protocols or the plan of care, as delegated by and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse; document spoken or observed responses.
- Perform fingerstick blood glucose monitoring after competency verification and retrieve blood products upon competency verification.
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles and skills appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patients served.
- 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, such as shift and on-call pay, where applicable
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
