CNA

Covenant Health•Morristown, TN

69d

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 need full-time hospital supervision. The position is PRN/OCC, with variable hours per pay period on the night shift. The CNA provides patient support, monitors and documents vital signs and intake and output, assists with mobility and personal care, and helps maintain safe, clean patient and work areas. The position also involves equipment checks and setup, specimen collection, and—after additional or special training—phlebotomy and EKG tasks. The CNA follows patient-care plans, hospital policies, safety and infection-control standards, and applicable documentation requirements.

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 and BLS are required.
Must be able to operate a computer, read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must have an understanding of patient care tasks that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must be trained and willing to function as a sitter for patients needing full-time supervision.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience is preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus.

Responsibilities

Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height, 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, including getting in and out of bed and into wheelchairs; transport patients when necessary.
Support patients' nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding, and filling and distributing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening care, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, back care, dressing, linen changes, and tidying the patient's room and bedside area.
Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Help maintain a safe environment, report equipment that is out of order, handle linen appropriately, and store supplies.
Provide general care such as positioning, lifting, or turning patients; assisting with bedpans, urinals, or commodes; providing 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 by the plan of care.
Perform phlebotomy after required additional training, including correct labeling with two patient identifiers and maintaining, rotating, and restocking lab-draw supplies.
Perform EKGs after required special training.
Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests.
Report significant changes in patients' conditions to the RN.
Help 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 and check oxygen connections and placement.
Check that equipment at the patient's bedside is functioning properly; ambulate patients with oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency in providing for the age-specific needs of the population served and perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Be trained and willing to serve as a sitter for patients requiring full-time supervision in the hospital.
Perform other duties as assigned.