Certified Nursing Assistant - Integrated Care

Owensboro Health•Leitchfield, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a nurse and works collaboratively with the care team in the Integrated Care Unit at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center. This full-time position is scheduled for 7 a.m.–7 p.m., with one weekend requirement, and is 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period). The role helps create a positive and safe patient experience through orientation, intentional rounding, patient engagement, communication, and accurate documentation. Depending on assignment, duties may also include supporting patient transfers and discharges, coordinating transport and supplies, entering staff assignments, and monitoring telemetry and related equipment. Requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work under minimal supervision in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. A Kentucky State Registered Nurse Assistant certification is required upon hire, and Basic Life Support certification is required within 90 days of employment. A high school diploma, GED, or higher is preferred; no prior work experience is required.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

High school diploma, GED, or higher is preferred.

Responsibilities

Greet and orient new patients to the hospital environment, their room, and unit routines.
Create a positive patient experience by focusing on what matters most to patients and visitors.
Involve patients and/or significant others in handoffs and use intentional rounding to proactively 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 review by a nurse 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.
As assigned, monitor tube systems and handle medication according to safe-handling practices.
As assigned, update diet orders and verify that meal trays meet diet requirements.
As assigned, electronically transfer patients into and out of the unit, facilitate direct admissions, complete discharge tasks in the EMR, assemble paper-lite charts, and assist with bed placement.
As assigned, arrange patient transport services.
As assigned, enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
As assigned, enter staff assignments in the Responder 5 System and verify staff log-in and log-out.
As assigned, continuously observe EKG monitors for assigned patient groups and communicate cardiac rhythm changes to appropriate staff.
As assigned, interpret and document cardiac rhythm, heart rate, and appropriate measurements in the EMR.
As assigned, run telemetry strips after significant rhythm, rate, or conduction changes and/or according to policy, and scan appropriate strips into the EMR.
As assigned, determine, review, and revise patient alarm settings based on physician orders and telemetry protocols and policies.
Troubleshoot alarms, monitors, batteries, and equipment problems.
Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and perform work in a manner consistent with compliance, safety, and high reliability.