Certified Nursing Assistant, Surgical Inpatient (Med 1) - Night Shift

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

9d•$18 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a Surgical Inpatient unit (Med 1) at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford, IL. The role involves working 36 hours per week on the night shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM) with weekend and holiday rotation. The CNA will be responsible for managing and reporting on various patient care tasks and equipment, ensuring a clean and well-supplied environment, and potentially floating to different units. The role also includes training new partners and performing specific procedures under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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
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
Provides patient care as assigned and per routine as defined by educational scope, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
Nasogastric tubes
Peripherally inserted intravenous catheters
Similar devices as appropriate