CNA

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care and performs tasks to assist registered nurses. Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the CNA provides hands-on care, assists with activities of daily living, and performs specified technical tasks for a group of patients. The CNA may also serve as a sitter for patients who require full-time hospital supervision. This is a full-time oncology position at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, scheduled for 72 hours per pay period on the day shift. The role requires Tennessee CNA licensure upon hire and CPR. Hospital experience is preferred; medical terminology is a plus.

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 and have knowledge of patient care that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must be trained and willing to function as a sitter for patients requiring full-time hospital supervision.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience preferred.
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 needed.
Attend to patients’ nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding patients, and filling and distributing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening care, which may include bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, back care, dressing, changing bed linens, 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 malfunctioning equipment, handle linen appropriately, and store supplies.
Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, and turning patients; helping patients use a bedpan, urinal, or commode; 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 ordered urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
Perform range-of-motion tasks and assist with ambulatory devices as specified in the plan of care.
Perform phlebotomy after additional training, including correctly 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.
Maintain a clean and orderly patient and work environment.
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 its connection, placement, and proper functioning; ambulate patients with oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Demonstrate competency in meeting age-specific needs of the population served and in skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education assignments.
Work toward goals and objectives and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Complete training and be willing to serve as a sitter for patients requiring full-time supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.