Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Surgical (Med 2) - Day Shift

Mercyhealth•Riverside, IL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a compassionate, dependable, and patient-focused CNA to join our inpatient Med-Surg team. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and teamwork skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to providing safe, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Requirements

Completion of a CNA program.
Current CNA certificate in applicable state.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication and teamwork skills
Attention to detail
Commitment to providing safe, high-quality patient care

Responsibilities

Provides patient care as assigned and per routine as defined by educational scope, 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.
Maintains supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
Floats to various units based on identified patient care needs.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.
Training/precepting new partners in collaboration with unit educator
Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) with lab personnel
Bladder scanning procedure reviewed
Bladder scanner training complete (check off sheet for competency)
Attaching patient to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitor
Managing and reporting collection devices: Colostomy, ileostomy or other fecal management systems: care and output measures
Indwelling catheters: care and output measures
Nasogastric tubes to suction
Surgical drains under direction of supervising RN
Competent in completing vital signs: Manual process for blood pressure and required reporting of abnormal values to supervising RN
Discontinue invasive devices under the direction of the supervising RN: Indwelling (Foley) catheters, Nasogastric tubes, Peripherally inserted intravenous catheters, Similar devices as appropriate