CNA-Surgical Prep and Recovery (Days)

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

23d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise is looking to hire a Certified Nursing Assistant to join their nursing team. This position is for Surgical Prep and Recovery. The role involves supporting clinical staff by performing clerical, receptionist, and patient service coordination. The CNA will also perform nursing care services and related non-professional services for patients' personal needs and comfort under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Responsibilities include revenue management through accurate documentation of services and supplies, providing direct patient care support to licensed practitioners, facilitating customer service with patients and families, and handling non-controlled medications. The role may also involve acting as a Unit Clerk, which includes maintaining patient medical records, transcribing physician orders, processing tests and procedures, notifying physicians, ordering supplies, and adhering to infection control and organizational standards. Additionally, the CNA may act as a Patient Visual Monitor, requiring constant observation, verbal redirection, summoning nursing staff when assistance is needed, documenting observations, participating in shift handoffs, reporting potential patient safety threats, and ensuring patient environment safety. Training as a cardiac monitoring technician may also be an option.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant Certification issued by the State of Idaho OR complete the Trinity Health Nursing Assistant Program.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).

Nice To Haves

Six months Certified Nursing Assistant experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Support clinical staff at the unit level by performing clerical, receptionist and patient service coordination.
Perform various nursing care services and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients under the direction and supervision of the licensed nurse.
Ensure the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.
Provide direct high quality service to Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) to assist in patient care activities.
Facilitate high quality customer service, communicating clearly with patients and families.
Remove non controlled medications from deliver points and hand directly to RN or place in secure location.
Prepare, compile, and maintain the patient’s medical record on the nursing unit from admission through discharge on a daily basis.
Transcribe physicians’ orders accurately.
Process tests and procedures as ordered by the physician, then receive results of tests and procedures and report them to the patient caregiver.
Notify physicians of admissions or consultations, as directed.
Direct physician to appropriate patient caregiver.
Order routine supplies weekly, and other supplies and equipment as necessary.
Demonstrate utilization of proper infection control standards and practices.
Demonstrate utilization of proper body mechanics for self and patient.
Comply with the organization’s standards of care and Idaho Nursing Practice Act.
Maintain visual observation at all times (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Verbally redirect patients in person or over digital 2-way audio device (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Immediately summon nursing staff if the patient requires assistance (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Document every 15-30 minutes, as appropriate, on Observation Flow Sheet (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Participate in handing off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patients when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Seek help or advice as soon as possible when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Participate in a collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Assure patient environment safety (as Patient Visual Monitor).
Seek assistance with removal of any potential safety hazard from room and report findings to Charge Nurse (as Patient Visual Monitor).
May be trained as cardiac monitoring technician based on operational needs/approvals.