CNA

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care and assists registered nurses with hands-on care, activities of daily living, and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader. The role may also include serving as a sitter for patients who require full-time hospital supervision. The position is in the Oncology, GYN Surg unit at Parkwest Medical Center and is full time, 72 hours per pay period, on the day shift. The CNA supports patients’ comfort, safety, mobility, nutrition, hygiene, and other care needs; observes and reports changes in patient condition; documents care as appropriate; and follows established clinical, infection-control, and safety procedures. The role may include phlebotomy and EKG tasks after the required additional or special training.

Requirements

Tennessee CNA licensure is required upon hire. Out-of-state hires must have a Tennessee CNA license in process, as reflected on the state website, upon hire.
CPR certification is required.
Must be able to operate a computer and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
Must be able to read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must understand and have knowledge of patient care that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must be trained and willing to function as a sitter for patients needing full-time hospital supervision.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience is preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus.

Responsibilities

Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height, and intake and output.
Encourage patients to turn, cough, breathe deeply, and use incentive spirometry as specified in the plan of care.
Ambulate patients and assist them with transfers to or from beds and wheelchairs, including transporting patients when needed.
Attend to patient nutrition by distributing meal trays, feeding patients, and filling and distributing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening care, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, back care, dressing, linen changes, and other supportive care.
Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Help maintain a safe environment, report malfunctioning equipment, handle linen appropriately, and store supplies.
Provide general care such as positioning, lifting, and turning patients; assisting with bedpans, urinals, and commodes; providing preoperative supportive care; and applying or removing abdominal binders, anti-embolism stockings, and sequential compression devices.
Empty and clean ostomy bags according to procedure.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens as ordered.
Perform range-of-motion tasks and assist with ambulatory devices as specified in the patient’s plan of care.
Perform phlebotomy after additional training, including correct labeling with two patient identifiers and maintaining, rotating, and restocking lab-draw supplies.
Perform EKGs after special training.
Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests.
Report significant changes in patients’ conditions to the RN.
Help maintain clean and orderly patient and work environments.
Follow infection-control policies, including standard and transmission-based precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics.
Document and maintain patient records as appropriate.
Gather equipment for oxygen setup and check connections, placement, and proper functioning; ambulate patients with oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Provide age-specific care and demonstrate competency in skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete annual education assignments; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Train and be willing to serve as a sitter for patients needing full-time hospital supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.