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 continuous supervision in the hospital. The position is full-time, 72 hours per pay period, on the day shift at Parkwest Medical Center.

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 is required.
Must be able to operate a computer and have excellent interpersonal skills.
Must be able to read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must understand patient care tasks that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must be trained and willing to function as a sitter for patients requiring full-time supervision.
Must meet the standards for any required license or certification.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience is preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus.
Additional training for phlebotomy and special training for EKG performance are needed to perform those tasks.

Responsibilities

Measure and record vital signs, height, weight, 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 into and out of bed, wheelchairs, and transport as needed, including patients using oxygen.
Meet patients’ nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding patients, and providing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening care, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing bed linens, and other supportive care.
Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Help maintain a safe environment by reporting malfunctioning equipment and appropriately handling linen and storing supplies.
Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, and turning patients; assisting with bedpans, urinals, or commodes; 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 patients’ plans of care.
Perform phlebotomy after additional training, including labeling samples 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.
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, check oxygen connections and placement, and verify proper functioning of bedside equipment.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Demonstrate competency in age-specific care and 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 requiring full-time hospital supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.