CNA

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant, Float Pool, is a direct patient caregiver who performs hands-on care, assists with activities of daily living, and completes specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader. The role may also serve as a sitter for patients requiring full-time supervision in the hospital. The position is full-time, 72 hours per pay period, on the night shift at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a 444-bed hospital and part of Covenant Health.

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 certification is required.
Must be able to operate a computer.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
Must be able to read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must understand patient care that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Take and record vital signs, weights, heights, and intake and output measurements.
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 to and from beds, wheelchairs, and transportation.
Address nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding patients, and filling and distributing 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, report malfunctioning equipment, handle linen appropriately, and store 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 specimens 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.
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 bedside is functioning properly.
Ambulate patients who are using oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Demonstrate competency in skills listed 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.
Train for and be willing to serve as a sitter for patients requiring full-time hospital supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.