Certified Nursing Assistant - Integrated Care

Owensboro Health•Leitchfield, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team in the Integrated Care Unit at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center. The position is per diem/PRN, with work hours as needed and weekend work as needed. The role supports patient experience and safety through patient orientation, intentional rounding, patient and visitor engagement, ongoing communication, and use of error-prevention tools. It contributes to patient assessment by collecting information for nurse review, reporting abnormal findings, documenting progress, and helping identify each patient's physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural needs. The role also provides personal care according to organizational standards and policies. Depending on assignment, duties may include monitoring tube systems and handling medication in accordance with safe-handling practices; updating diet orders and checking meal trays; electronically transferring patients and supporting admissions and discharges; arranging transport; obtaining supplies and entering work orders; managing staff assignments in the Responder 5 System; and observing EKG monitors, reporting rhythm changes, documenting and scanning telemetry strips, adjusting alarm settings under applicable orders or protocols, and troubleshooting equipment.

Requirements

No work experience is required.
State Registered Nurse Assistant (SRNA) certification in Kentucky is required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification is required within 90 days of employment in this position.
Critical-thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work under minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or higher education is preferred.

Responsibilities

Greet and orient new patients to the hospital environment, room, and unit routines.
Promote a positive patient and visitor experience by focusing on what matters most to them.
Involve patients and/or significant others in handoffs and use intentional rounding to proactively meet needs and support a safe environment.
Provide regular updates to the patient-room care board.
Integrate error-prevention tools into daily routines to promote a culture of safety.
Collect patient data for nurse review and report abnormal findings.
Document patient progress toward goals accurately, completely, specifically, and in a timely manner.
Assist nursing staff in identifying patients' physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations.
Provide personal care with nursing staff according to organizational standards and policies.
As assigned, monitor tube systems and handle medication according to medication safe-handling practices.
As assigned, update diet orders and verify that delivered trays meet diet requirements.
As assigned, electronically transfer patients, facilitate direct admissions, complete discharges in the electronic medical record, assemble paper-lite charts, and assist with patient bed placement.
As assigned, arrange patient transport, enter work orders, and obtain supplies from materials.
As assigned, enter staff assignments into the Responder 5 System and verify staff have logged in and out.
As assigned, continuously observe EKG monitors for designated patient groups and communicate cardiac rhythm changes to appropriate staff.
As assigned, interpret and document rhythm, heart rate, and appropriate measurements in the electronic medical record.
As assigned, run telemetry strips when significant rhythm, rate, or conduction changes occur or when required by policy, and scan appropriate strips into the electronic medical record.
As assigned, determine, review, and revise patient alarm settings based on physician orders and/or telemetry protocols and policies, and troubleshoot alarms, monitors, batteries, and equipment problems.
Support Owensboro Health's mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and perform work consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.