Certified Nursing Assistant (Days)

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

3d

About The Position

Boys Town is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide patient care, assist with daily living activities, and help maintain a safe and clean environment. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM, with rotating weekends and holidays.

The role combines patient-care duties with receptionist and administrative responsibilities. The CNA supports nursing staff with routine care, admissions, transfers, discharge follow-up, point-of-care testing, EKGs, supplies, records, and unit readiness. The position also involves communicating with patients’ families, physicians, hospital personnel, and ancillary departments, while maintaining confidentiality and following hospital policies and procedures.

Boys Town describes its culture as patient-centered and family-friendly, and emphasizes belonging, respect, and service to children, families, patients, and communities. The organization has provided child and family services since 1917 and added hospital services through Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977.

Requirements

• At least 16 years of age.
• Required CNA certification.
• Required BLS certification.
• Experience using multiple computer systems, such as Microsoft applications and an Electronic Health Record.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality when handling protected health information and other sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with members of the healthcare team.
• Ability to apply strong organizational skills and prioritize multiple tasks in a high-stress, high-volume environment.
• Ability to use a computer, office equipment such as copiers and scanners, and other equipment needed for daily tasks.
• Ability to move and lift at least 50 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 20 pounds frequently and constantly, as described in the physical requirements.
• Ability to turn and position patients properly to avoid injury; walk and stand most of the time while on duty.
• Audible acuity necessary for taking blood pressures and maintaining patient safety; visual acuity necessary for using a computer and reading charts, forms, communications, and patient assessments.
• Ability to work in conditions that occur both inside and outside, with occasional noise that may require shouting to be heard and occasional vibration.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of CNA experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct visitors and patients’ family members, answer incoming calls and questions, and help physicians and hospital personnel locate patients or providers.
• Perform administrative tasks, including scanning patient charts as directed by Health Information Management and approving open and closed electronic medical record documents.
• Coordinate ancillary departments for patient care and handle incoming and outgoing mail.
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs for Nurse’s Station equipment, and order office and galley supplies as directed.
• Maintain galley orderliness, record refrigerator and freezer temperatures, and work with the BTNRH Dietary Specialist.
• Assist nursing staff with chart preparation and ensure patient rooms are set up for admissions the following day.
• Stock supply carts and procedure carts in patient rooms and request additional supplies when needed.
• Contact physician offices to obtain required patient documents.
• Perform point-of-care testing and EKGs as indicated.
• Maintain charge capture, especially for billable supplies.
• Use CNA skills to help registered nurses room patients, obtain vital signs, and review the Patient Handbook with parents.
• Help coordinate patient transfers, including preparing transport carts.
• Assist nursing staff with routine patient care, including feeding, bathing, ambulation, and making beds.
• Organize the nursing station and help maintain unit readiness for Joint Commission visits; maintain downtime forms.
• Work with Patient Access to register patients admitted to or transferred from the unit and, as needed, assist with discharge follow-up clinic appointments.
• Maintain admission and discharge logbooks and census documentation where indicated.
• Provide patient care and education appropriate to the patient population served.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
• Follow hospital policies and procedures and demonstrate behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

Benefits

• Reduced- or no-cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
• Pharmacy benefits with low- to zero-dollar copays on certain maintenance drugs.
• No-cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous match on a 401(k) or 401(k) Roth account.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parenting resources from Boys Town experts.
• Professional development opportunities within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed