Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)/Unit Secretary - Birth & Women's Care Center

Sauk Prairie Healthcare•Prairie du Sac, WI

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The Birth Center Unit Secretary helps ensure a well-organized unit by managing the flow of resources and performs direct patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse. This is a 0.9 FTE position (72 hours per pay period), scheduled Monday through Thursday from 5:15 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. The role includes two holidays per year, no regular weekend rotation, and no on-call requirement, although on-call work may be required if need is low.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent.
Certified Nursing Assistant license required within 9 months from date of appointment.
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
No prior experience is required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a communication link between departments and answer telephones.
Order supplies and make SOS staffing calls using Send Word Now.
Comply with organizational standards, policies, practices, procedures, and safety policies; be prepared to report codes as needed.
Prepare, maintain, and take down charts according to unit protocol; scan documentation into the EHR.
Enter birth certificate data, manage birth reports, and manage and enter data into the OB dashboard and WETRAC system.
Assist with Birth Center classes and online registration and with managing provider case reviews.
Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provide direct patient care, including taking maternal and newborn vital signs, performing glucose and newborn screening and newborn hearing screens, removing Foley catheters and hepwell, and providing initial care for a delivered newborn.
Set up for circumcisions and clean up afterward; set up newborn bilitherapy and sterile delivery instruments; and manage tasks of the infant security system.
Document patient care and actions in a timely and appropriate manner according to unit policies.
Report changes in patients’ physical or mental status to the nurse and answer patient call lights.
Assist with discharge processes, including car seat checks and accompanying patients to their vehicles.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly patient environment with adequate supplies; assist with keeping patient rooms, supply rooms, and hallways orderly and restock patient rooms after discharge.
Protect patient privacy and confidentiality, protect patients’ rights, and care for patients and family members sensitively and equally.
Participate in bedside report and education, attend in-services, and attend 75% of staff meetings.
Float to other units as necessary and assist other departments or perform other duties as assigned.
Assist in maintaining a safe environment.