Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Resource Team/Float
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant works under the direction of a Registered Nurse to provide care for patients and families with acute and chronic diseases and disorders in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult populations. The role supports the hospital’s and department’s quality goals and service excellence principles. The Resource Team provides supplemental staffing to patient care areas—including inpatient units, the emergency department, psychiatry, pre- and post-procedural services, Almost Home Kids, and ambulatory care—in response to changes in acuity, census, and staffing. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position. Twelve-hour day and night shifts are available.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Ability to safely immobilize children when necessary and move equipment and patients.
- Ability to respond quickly to patient-care situations.
- Effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and patient-care staff, and ability to meet professional image and communication standards.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual ability.
Responsibilities
- Assist with direct patient care under the direction of an RN, including orienting families to the ambulatory clinic area, measuring vital signs, and documenting patient data in paper records or the EMR.
- Empty fluid collection containers and perform point-of-care tests and controls, including glucose, hemocult, urine dipstick, hemoglobin A1C, and HCG testing.
- Assist with oral feeding, bulb suctioning, procedures, intra-hospital transport, and holding patients; provide comfort measures.
- Change needle boxes when two-thirds full, distribute linen, clean rooms after discharge, and replace canisters, oxygen tubing, and nebulizers according to protocol.
- Obtain unit supplies; return unused supplies and equipment from patient and treatment rooms and charge items to the unit-designated central area.
- Assist with sending laboratory specimens and make phone calls or pages as directed; provide clerk coverage.
- Keep the unit orderly, clean equipment and toys, and check and record refrigerator temperatures and AED checks.
- Document changes to the plan in the EMR or paper chart.
- Assist with timely retrieval and delivery of medications and pharmaceutical products dispensed by the Pharmacy to appropriate patient care providers.
- Perform other job functions as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance
- Employer contribution toward a Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 403(b) plan with a 5% employer match
- Voluntary supplemental life, AD&D, and disability coverage
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup childcare and eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
- Wellbeing programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
