Certified Nursing Assistant, Surg/Peds - Night Shift

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Janesville, WI

19h•$18 - $25

About The Position

As a Clinical Certified Nursing Assistant, you’ll provide hands-on support that contributes to patient comfort, safety, and recovery while working alongside a skilled clinical team in a fast-paced healthcare environment. The position is scheduled for 24 hours per week on the night shift. The role provides patient care within the CNA’s educational scope and in accordance with standards of care, shift routines, and organizational policies and procedures. It includes responding to call lights, documenting care, maintaining clean patient and work areas, and managing supplies. The CNA may float to units based on patient-care needs, participate in performance-improvement activities, and help train new partners in collaboration with a unit educator. Clinical duties include blood glucose monitoring in coordination with laboratory personnel; bladder scanning after completing training and competency validation; attaching patients to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitors; and managing and reporting output from collection devices, including ostomy or fecal-management systems, indwelling catheters, nasogastric tubes, and surgical drains under a supervising RN’s direction. The CNA completes vital signs, including manual blood pressure, and reports abnormal values to the supervising RN. Under the supervising RN’s direction, the CNA may discontinue Foley catheters, nasogastric tubes, peripherally inserted intravenous catheters, and similar devices as appropriate. Mercyhealth is an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of more than 7,500 professionals. It describes its employee-partners as people passionate about making lives better.

Requirements

Completion of a CNA program.
Current CNA certificate in the applicable state.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Demonstrated problem-solving, technical, interpersonal, motivational, professional, safety, adaptability, attendance, and dependability skills as described in the posting.

Responsibilities

Provide assigned patient care within the CNA’s educational scope and according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
Answer call lights in a timely and appropriate manner.
Document care provided according to standards.
Maintain clean work and patient environments.
Scan, stock, and order supplies; dispose of expired or damaged supplies.
Float to various units based on identified patient-care needs.
Participate in department or unit performance-improvement activities.
Train or precept new partners in collaboration with the unit educator.
Perform blood glucose monitoring in coordination with laboratory personnel.
Perform bladder scanning after required training and competency validation.
Attach patients to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitors.
Manage and report care and output measures for colostomy, ileostomy, or other fecal-management systems; indwelling catheters; nasogastric tubes to suction; and surgical drains under a supervising RN’s direction.
Complete vital signs, including manual blood pressure, and report abnormal values to the supervising RN.
Discontinue indwelling (Foley) catheters, nasogastric tubes, peripherally inserted intravenous catheters, and similar devices as appropriate under the supervising RN’s direction.
Use equipment and materials properly and use appropriate patient- and partner-safety equipment, such as lifts and gait belts.