Certified Nursing Assistant Progressive ICU/ICU full time nights

Prisma Health•Easley, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists with patient care according to each patient’s individualized plan of care and performs basic nursing activities as delegated by the RN. The role collects, monitors, and documents patient information; maintains confidentiality; uses safe patient-handling practices; reports activities, observations, and changes in patient status to the RN; and helps maintain a neat and clean patient environment.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care technician program.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
Basic computer and data-entry skills.
Mathematical skills.
Working knowledge of patient equipment, including suction, vital-sign equipment, and defibrillators.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with activities of daily living.
Turn and reposition patients, independently or with assistance.
Transport patients and assist them with walking as needed.
Assist with fall-prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
Provide delegated patient care, including non-sterile soaks, simple non-sterile dressings, and perineal care.
Collect data, including vital signs, fluid intake and output, and basic and sterile specimens.
Document and maintain patient data in the medical record, and report activities, observations, and changes in patient status to the RN.
Run errands, answer the telephone, and respond to call lights.
Perform point-of-care testing as trained and delegated by the RN, and report lab values to the RN.
Provide and document comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain management.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information and use safe patient-handling practices.
Perform other duties as assigned.