Certified Nursing Assistant, Float Pool - Nights

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

23h

About The Position

As a Clinical Certified Nursing Assistant in the Float Pool, you provide hands-on patient care that supports comfort, safety, and recovery while working with a clinical team in a fast-paced healthcare environment. The schedule is 24 hours per week on nights, with floating to different units according to patient-care needs. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Completion of a CNA program.
Current CNA certificate in the applicable state.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Able to remain calm and communicate appropriately when addressing problems or emotional topics.
Demonstrates technical competence, initiative in training and development, and the ability to share expertise.
Maintains confidentiality, listens to others, manages conflict constructively, and remains open to others’ ideas.
Demonstrates persistence, self-direction, and productivity during work hours.
Treats others respectfully, responds well under pressure, accepts responsibility, and follows through on commitments.
Follows safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions, and uses equipment and materials properly.
Adapts to frequent changes, competing demands, delays, and unexpected events.
Consistently arrives on time and ready to accept an assignment.
Follows instructions and leadership direction, keeps commitments, and completes tasks on time or communicates an alternate plan.

Responsibilities

Provide assigned patient care within the scope of CNA education and according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
Answer call lights promptly and appropriately.
Document care provided according to standards.
Maintain a clean work and patient environment.
Maintain supplies by scanning, stocking, ordering, and disposing of expired or damaged items.
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.
Complete bladder scanning after training and competency check-off.
Attach patients to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitors.
Manage and report collection devices and output, including ostomy or 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 invasive devices under the supervising RN’s direction, including Foley catheters, nasogastric tubes, peripherally inserted intravenous catheters, and similar devices as appropriate.
Use appropriate equipment to support partner and patient safety, such as lifts and gait belts.