Certified Nursing Assistant- Med Surg 1 (Days)

FMOLHS•Jackson, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant performs various patient care activities and related nonprofessional services necessary for the personal needs and comfort of patients. This role involves assisting with patient cleaning, feeding, and preparation for treatments, taking and recording vital signs, changing bed linens, preparing treatment trays and supplies, and supporting nursing staff with various patient care duties. The position operates under established guidelines and close supervision.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Communication and Customer Service Skills
Certified Nursing Assistant Required

Responsibilities

Assists in preparing the unit and patient room/bed for patient accommodation.
Assists and accompanies patients during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures with compassion and understanding.
Takes and records patient temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurements, documenting information in CIS.
Expediently reports any unusual incidents or observed changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate personnel.
Assists patients with daily living activities (e.g., bed bath, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing, back rubs, linen freshening) and provides general care (e.g., positioning patients, pre- and post-operative care, assisting with bed pan use).
Prepares patients for meals, serves food, and feeds patients when needed.
Transports patients to and from designated areas of the hospital in a caring, considerate, expedient, and professional manner, ensuring identification bracelets are in place.
Retrieves medications from the pneumatic tube system and/or pharmacy and delivers them to the nurse or places them in a secure location as determined by the nurse manager.
Expediently answers patient call lights and assists patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
Maintains an attractive, comfortable, and safe environment for patients, with special consideration to room cleanliness, ventilation, lighting, and patient safety.
Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic health care environment by cleaning rooms and equipment, preparing for sterilization and disinfection, promptly reporting damaged equipment and other problems, and handling linen and supplies.
Provides input for end-of-shift reports and CIS documentation and participates in unit quality assurance programs.
Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner.
Strives to promote the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance through participation in staff educational programs, approved continuing education courses, and specialized skill training programs.
Assists physicians with examination, treatments, and special tests and procedures as directed by a Registered Nurse.
Collects patient specimens in a caring manner and expediently transports them to the lab when necessary.
Assists with patient rehabilitation under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with the patient's care plan.
Runs inter-departmental errands (e.g., transporting lab specimens, picking up patient medications from pharmacy) for nursing personnel.
Performs other duties as assigned or requested.