Certified Nursing Assistant - Long Term Care - PRN

Mercyhealth • Harvard, IL

80d

About The Position

This position is located at Mercy Transition Center in Harvard, IL. PRN/Casual. Our compassionate staff focuses on providing short term-rehabilitation services to get you back to the life you love. After a hospitalization or illness, we treat patients who may need extra assistance during their recovery period. From there, we help to ease the transition from the hospital to the comfort of their own home or other living arrangement. Health problems like stroke, congestive heart failure, lung disease, joint replacements and hip fractures can affect the entire body. Recovering from these problems requires a whole-person approach from Mercyhealth's qualified staff. They specialize in IV-therapy, wound care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Requirements

• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Course
• Registered on the IDPH worker registry as a CNA
• Certified as a nursing assistant in the state of practice.
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
• Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Documents care provided according to standards.
• Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
• Ensures supply charge stickers are documented correctly.
• Stocks and disposes of expired or damaged supplies and equipment.
• Performs and documents TPR and BP procedures for all patients.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.
• Floats to various units based on identified patient care needs.

Benefits

• This position does not come with benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees