Certified Nursing Assistant - Pediatric Inpatient (PRN)

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides basic patient care to patients, including patients in isolation. Provides age-specific assistance with activities of daily living and therapeutic measures intended to reduce agitation or increase patient comfort. Under direct supervision, supports patient safety at ANMC through observation. Level I employees are new graduates or newly certified within their first two years of practice. Level II employees have at least two years of practice and demonstrate increased training, certification, and precepting. Level III employees perform complex and responsible tasks, support process improvements, train lower-level employees, and generally work with minimal supervisory follow-up. The position includes observing patients with suicidal ideation, behavioral health concerns, or other safety risks; providing hygiene and daily-living care; assisting with mobility and patient transport; measuring and documenting vital signs and other parameters; carrying out directed treatments and technical tasks; recognizing and reporting changes in patient condition; supporting emergency response and infection control; and maintaining equipment and patient records. CNA II and CNA III employees also have additional precepting, training, council participation, audit, and process-improvement duties, as described below.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Current State of Alaska Nurse’s Aide license.
Basic Life Support certification.
CNA I: No prior work experience required.
CNA II: Two years of experience working as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
CNA III: Four years of experience working as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Complete Crisis Prevention Intervention training and Suicide Observation training within 60 days of hire.
Knowledge of safety factors, medical terminology, patient-care policies and procedures, and customer-service concepts and practices.
Oral and written communication skills for interacting with patients and families.
Ability to observe patients and take appropriate action, analyze safety issues and prepare recommendations, maintain cooperative working relationships, and use a personal computer with various software applications.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Observe patients experiencing suicidal ideation, behavioral health issues, or other safety concerns, and report significant changes or unusual occurrences to the primary Registered Nurse.
Record and report information within the scope of knowledge, and conduct environmental assessments to remove potential hazards for patients at risk of self-harm.
Work with patients under isolation precautions.
Provide hygiene and activities-of-daily-living care, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, skin care, incontinence care, feeding, and oral hygiene.
Assist nursing staff with safe transfers, mobility, range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, restraints, patient transport, environmental care, and safety measures.
Obtain and record vital signs and other directed measurements, including temperature, height, weight, girth, incentive spirometry, and calorie counts; document findings in the EHR and report them to the RN.
Identify and report changes in patient status to the RN.
Perform directed patient treatments, such as applying heat or cold and simple non-sterile dressings; provide ostomy, post-mortem, and indwelling catheter care; and assist with oral suctioning, established tracheostomy care, and care of long-term, permanently placed feeding-tube sites.
Perform technical tasks as assigned, including non-invasive specimen collection and transport, blood glucose testing, intake and output measurement, urinary catheter removal, bowel care, placement of ECG electrodes and leads, cardiac monitoring and telemetry, traction-frame setup, cast care, and application of external monitoring devices; document and report results to the RN.
Recognize abnormal signs and symptoms and report changes in body function to the RN.
Initiate CPR and other basic life-support or emergency measures as required, and follow established safety, emergency, and disaster procedures.
Assist with patient examinations and therapeutic procedures, including aseptic procedures requiring sterile preparation.
Transport patients and equipment as required.
Maintain equipment cleanliness and safety, report hazardous equipment, and seek repairs when needed.
Maintain confidentiality of patient-care information and chart contents.
Support infection control by using standard and isolation precautions as appropriate.
Collaborate with nursing, supportive-services personnel, and other members of the health-care team to promote respectful patient care.
Perform clerical duties, including answering phones, completing requisitions, scheduling tests and appointments, scanning and filing reports, ordering supplies and equipment, and managing medical records.
Perform other duties as assigned.
CNA II: Precept new hires, actively participate in a unit or hospital-wide council, and participate in at least one specialty training related to patient safety, injury prevention, or hospital-acquired conditions.
CNA III: Participate in safe patient-handling and mobility training; obtain interdepartmental training in areas such as wound care and telemetry as directed; assist leadership with audits or improvement surveillance; and provide input on process improvements or participate in a change-implementation workgroup.

Benefits

Medical insurance through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, with more than 20 plans and tiers.
Cost-share dental and vision insurance.
Discounted pet insurance.
Retirement contributions through a 403(b) with pre-tax or Roth options.
401(a) retirement plan with matching contributions of up to 5% of eligible pay after one year of employment, based on employee contributions, and possible annual discretionary employer contributions of up to 3%.
Paid time off beginning immediately, accruing up to six hours per pay period, with accrual increases based on years of service.
Eleven paid holidays.
Paid parental leave, with eligibility after six months of employment; miscarriage and stillbirth leave is also mentioned.
Basic short- and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance premiums covered by ANTHC, with additional voluntary coverage options.
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
Ancillary cash benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
On-site child care facility.
Employee Assistance Program offering support for grief, financial counseling, mental and emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
Tuition discounts at Alaska Pacific University for employees and eligible dependents.
On-site training courses and professional development opportunities.
License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
Emergency travel assistance.
Education assistance or education leave eligibility.
Discounts for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and other offerings.