Certified Nursing Assistant - Stepdown - Weekend Option

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team. The position is in the Stepdown Unit at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, with a weekend option requiring work every weekend. The schedule is 6 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. and the position is full time at 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period). The Certified Nursing Assistant welcomes and orients patients, supports patient engagement and safety, collects and documents patient information, and assists nursing staff with personal care. Depending on department needs, duties may also include unit coordination, patient transport, telemetry monitoring, and troubleshooting monitoring equipment. The role requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work under minimal supervision in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. The employee supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests, and follows organizational policies and procedures while working in a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability. Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, lifting or carrying lighter loads, pushing or pulling, bending, reaching, talking, hearing, keyboard data entry, and near, far, depth, and color vision tasks. The position has a high-risk hazardous drug exposure level.

Requirements

No prior work experience required.
State Registered Nurse Assistant (SRNA) certification in Kentucky required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position.
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Works under minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma, GED, or higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

Greet and orient new patients to the hospital environment, room, and unit routines, creating a positive experience for patients and visitors.
Promote patient engagement by involving patients and/or significant others in handoff and conducting intentional rounding to address needs and support a safe environment.
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 nurse review, contribute to patient assessment, and report abnormal findings.
Document patient progress toward goals accurately, completely, specifically, and promptly.
Assist nursing staff in identifying patients’ physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations.
Provide personal care with nursing staff according to organizational standards and policies.
May monitor the tube system and handle medication in accordance with safe medication-handling practices.
May update diet orders and verify that tray deliveries meet dietary requirements.
May electronically transfer patients into and out of the unit, facilitate direct admissions, complete discharges in the EMR, assemble paper-lite charts, and assist with patient bed placement.
May arrange patient transport services.
May enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
May enter staff assignments into the Responder 5 System and verify staff log in and out.
May continuously observe EKG monitors for assigned patient groups and communicate rhythm changes to appropriate staff; interpret and document rhythm, heart rate, and measurements in the EMR.
May run telemetry strips when significant rhythm, rate, or conduction changes occur, or as required by policy, and scan appropriate strips into the EMR.
May determine, review, and revise patient alarm settings based on physician orders and/or telemetry protocols and policies, and troubleshoot alarms, monitors, batteries, and equipment problems.
Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; adhere to organizational policies and procedures and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.