Certified Nursing Assistant-M/S Oncology

Kaweah Delta Health Care District•Visalia, CA

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned community healthcare organization serving the greater Visalia area in central California. The organization has more than 5,000 employees and operates an eight-campus healthcare district with 613 beds. The Certified Nursing Assistant in M/S Oncology provides holistic care to patients and families under the direction of a registered nurse. The position is full-time, benefit-eligible, and works a 12-hour night shift. The CNA supports nursing staff with delegated tasks, assists patients with activities of daily living and other needs, observes and reports changes or concerns to licensed staff, and documents care in the electronic medical record. The role also includes maintaining patient safety, confidentiality, and a clean environment; assisting with admissions, transfers, discharges, and emergency care; and providing appropriate care responsive to patients’ developmental, cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.

Requirements

Current California Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
HeartSaver AED certification.
Kaweah Health-approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Watches with timing capabilities, such as a seconds hand or stopwatch, are required uniform components.
Ability to provide care and services appropriate to the patient population and address patient and family needs as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.

Responsibilities

Report variances in patients’ conditions and communicate patient or family needs, concerns, changes in activity, complaints, and problems to licensed staff or the department manager.
Answer assigned patient call lights within two minutes; greet patients and family members professionally, identify oneself, and assist patients with their needs.
Participate in quality patient care and maintain patient confidentiality; comply with policies and procedures, including safety and infection control requirements.
Perform tasks safely, maintain required certifications, and assist nursing staff with tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse.
Meet patients’ toileting needs, including emptying bedpans and drainage containers, and report variations in output amount, color, consistency, or odor to the RN.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and orient patients to their rooms and call lights.
Assist patients with meals, snacks, water pitchers, and activities of daily living, including bathing, ambulation, and oral care.
Collect and record intake and output, weight, height, and vital signs as delegated by the Registered Nurse; obtain respiratory rate by direct observation.
Collect, label, and deliver specimens.
Provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting bodies to the morgue.
Assist with emergency care, including crash cart checks, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and responding to Code Blue.
Handle patients’ personal property with care and maintain a clean, safe, and neat patient environment.
Document all care in the EMR as soon after providing it as possible.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient population served, including awareness of developmental and patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.