Certified Nursing Assistant - Med Surg 1 (Nights 7p - 7a)

FMOLHS • Jackson, MS

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About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant performs patient care activities and related nonprofessional services to support patients’ personal needs and comfort. Duties include assisting with cleaning, feeding, and preparation for treatment; taking and recording vital signs; changing bed linen; preparing treatment trays and supplies; and assisting nursing service personnel with other patient care duties. The role follows established guidelines and works under close supervision.

The position supports patient care, quality and safety, and collaboration with the nursing team. It assists with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures; daily living activities; meals; transport; documentation; equipment and room upkeep; and tasks directed by a Registered Nurse. The schedule indicated in the title is nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Communication and customer service skills.
• Certified Nursing Assistant certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the unit, patient room, and bed to accommodate patients during their hospital stay.
• Assist and accompany patients during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
• Take and record patient temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurements as directed, and document information in CIS.
• Promptly report unusual incidents and observed changes in a patient’s condition or behavior to appropriate personnel.
• Assist patients with daily living activities, including bathing, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing, back rubs, linen freshening, positioning, pre- and post-operative care, and bed pan use.
• Prepare patients for meals, serve food, and feed patients when needed.
• Transport patients to and from designated hospital areas, ensuring patients have identification bracelets before transport.
• Retrieve medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and deliver them to the nurse or place them in a secure location designated by the nurse manager.
• Answer patient call lights promptly and assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities such as dressing and ambulation.
• Maintain an attractive, comfortable, safe, and therapeutic patient environment, including cleaning rooms and equipment and handling linen and supplies properly.
• Prepare equipment for sterilization and disinfection, and report damaged equipment and other problems to appropriate personnel.
• Provide input for end-of-shift reports and CIS documentation and participate in unit quality assurance programs.
• Use equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources prudently and efficiently.
• Participate in staff educational programs, approved continuing education courses, and specialized skill training programs.
• Assist physicians with examinations, treatments, and special tests and procedures as directed by a Registered Nurse.
• Collect patient specimens and transport them to the laboratory when necessary.
• Assist with patient rehabilitation under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with the patient’s care plan.
• Run interdepartmental errands for nursing personnel, such as transporting laboratory specimens and picking up patient medications from the pharmacy.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED