Certified Nursing Assistant - Home Health

Owensboro Health•Central City, KY

22h

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team. The position is part-time at 0.6 FTE (48 hours per pay period), with work hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Home Health department at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital. Weekend requirements are listed as N/A. The role supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests, and follows organizational policies and procedures. Employees are expected to act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability. Specific duties may vary by department, and additional related duties may be assigned as needed. The job description may change, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

No prior work experience is required.
State Registered Nurse Assistant (SRNA) certification in Kentucky is required upon hire.
A valid driver's license and age 21 or older are required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider is required within 90 days of employment in the position.
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Must be able to work under minimal supervision and in a stressful environment, and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Greet and orient patients to home care bathing services.
Involve patients and/or significant others in handoff to foster patient engagement.
Create a positive patient experience by focusing on what matters most to patients and visitors.
Proactively meet patient needs and support a safe environment through intentional rounding.
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 review by a nurse as part of patient assessment.
Document patient progress toward goals accurately, completely, specifically, and promptly.
Assist nursing staff in identifying each patient's physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations.
Provide personal care with nursing staff according to organizational standards and policies.
Report abnormal findings.
As needed, monitor tube systems and handle medication in accordance with safe medication-handling practices.
As needed, update diet orders and verify that tray deliveries meet diet requirements.
As needed, electronically transfer patients into and out of the unit, including facilitating direct admissions, completing discharge in the electronic medical record (EMR), assembling a paper-lite chart, and assisting with patient bed placement.
As needed, arrange patient transport services.
As needed, enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
As needed, enter staff assignments into the Responder 5 System and verify that staff have logged in and out.