Certified Patient Care Assistant Medical Surgical CNA LNA

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medical Surgical Patient Care Assistant provides routine patient care to promote comfort and contribute to each patient’s overall plan of care. The role includes ongoing patient data collection and documentation, as well as unit-support duties that help the nursing department operate efficiently. The position works under supervision and is responsible for an assigned unit in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment with a strong focus on customer service. The role interacts with staff throughout the facility, patients, families, and physicians. The position is based at Banner - University Medical Center South, 2800 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, Arizona. It is a full-time day-shift role, typically three 12-hour shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. There are no set schedules; weekend rotations and rotating holidays are required. The posting describes opportunities for education, process and quality improvement, and inter-professional collaboration, and encourages participation in the Shared Leadership Council. A $1-per-hour weekend differential is offered, along with an 18% night-shift differential when applicable. Banner - University Medical Center South is an academic medical center with an emergency department, a state-designated trauma center, and a Behavioral Health Pavilion. Its specialty services include inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, diabetes treatment and education, geriatrics care, and orthopedics.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of practice is required for new hires and transfers; in Tucson, CNA certification is required for new hires.
Skills and abilities typically attained with one year of medical clerical experience, preferably in a hospital or physician-office setting, or prior customer-service experience.
Excellent organizational skills and effective human-relations and communication skills.
Working knowledge of medical terminology, computer literacy, and keyboarding skills.
Depending on department assignment, a minimum passing score of 85% on an ECG or EEG test, with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity.
Depending on department assignment, successful completion of a unit-approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course, electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training.
For employees in specified behavioral-health settings serving children, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
For employees working for Banner Home Care AZ, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment.

Nice To Haves

Arizona Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure is preferred.
Recent healthcare experience is preferred.
Completion of an approved unit secretary program is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements, and document objective data and routine care.
Recognize and report changes or abnormalities in patient health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional; communicate patient status accurately to other caregivers.
Perform procedures and use equipment as delegated by a licensed professional and consistent with demonstrated competencies and state scope of practice. Procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
Provide supplies and assistance for unit-specific procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
Perform receptionist and clerical duties, support communication and information flow, and help resolve customer problems or route them appropriately.
Maintain patient records, including admission, transfer, discharge, progress-note, and consent information; scan or file reports and forms, and keep charting forms accessible.
Maintain supplies of patient education materials and assist with ordering patient specimens.
May transcribe and process physician orders using the electronic medical record.
Maintain office, dietary, and medical supplies; complete requisitions and reconcile delivered supply orders.
Monitor and track electronic equipment, including patient ID scanners and laptop computers, and ensure equipment is accounted for and in working order.
Depending on assignment, assist with patient transportation, including transport of pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care, and participate in operating-room turnover.