Certified Nursing Assistant - Long Term Care

Mercyhealth•Harvard, IL

About The Position

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. Cares for patients under the direction of the nursing staff, performs the following duties, and supports the nursing philosophy. Is involved with patient care duties such as admissions, bathing, feeding, hygiene, ambulating, lifting and discharges. Reports any changes in patient condition to RN. May include weekends, holidays, day, evening, night, and/or on-call hours.Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of a Nursing Assistant Course
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.