CNA

Covenant Health•Crossville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant in the Intermediate Care Unit provides direct patient care and performs tasks that assist registered nurses. Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the CNA provides hands-on care, assists with activities of daily living, and performs specified technical tasks for a group of patients. The CNA may also serve as a sitter for patients who need full-time supervision in the hospital. This is a full-time position scheduled for 72 hours per pay period on the night shift at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee.

Requirements

Tennessee CNA license is required upon hire. Out-of-state hires must have a Tennessee CNA license in process, as reflected on the state website, upon hire.
CPR certification is required.
Must be able to operate a computer.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
Must be able to read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must understand and have knowledge of patient care that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must be trained and willing to function as a sitter for patients requiring full-time supervision.
Must demonstrate competency in skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience is preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus.

Responsibilities

Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height, and intake and output.
Encourage patients to turn, cough, breathe deeply, and use incentive spirometry as specified in the plan of care.
Ambulate patients and assist them with transfers to and from beds, wheelchairs, and transport.
Support patients’ nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding patients, and filling and distributing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening care, including bathing, oral hygiene, hair care, back care, dressing, changing bed linens, and tidying the patient’s room and bedside area.
Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Help maintain a safe environment, report malfunctioning equipment, handle linen appropriately, and store supplies safely.
Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, and turning patients; assisting with bedpans, urinals, or commodes; providing preoperative supportive care; and applying or removing abdominal binders, anti-embolism stockings, and sequential compression devices.
Empty and clean ostomy bags according to procedure.
Collect ordered urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
Perform range-of-motion tasks and assist with ambulatory devices as specified in the patient’s plan of care.
Perform phlebotomy after additional training, including labeling specimens with two patient identifiers and maintaining, rotating, and restocking lab-draw supplies.
Perform EKGs after special training.
Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests.
Report significant changes in patients’ conditions to the RN.
Help maintain a clean and orderly patient and work environment.
Follow infection-control policies, standard and transmission-based precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics.
Document and maintain patient records as appropriate.
Gather equipment for oxygen setup and check oxygen connections and placement.
Check that equipment at the patient bedside is functioning properly.
Ambulate patients receiving oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Provide care that meets the age-specific needs of the population served and demonstrate competency in skills listed on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete annual education assignments; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Complete training and be willing to serve as a sitter for patients requiring full-time hospital supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.