Certified Patient Care Assistant CNA LNA Progressive Care Unit

Banner Health • Sun City West, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Patient Care Assistant provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care. The role involves ongoing patient data collection and medical-record documentation, along with unit support functions that contribute to efficient nursing-unit operations. The position works under supervision and is responsible for an assigned unit in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment focused on customer service. It involves interaction with facility staff, patients, families, and physicians.

The position is on the Progressive Care Unit at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center. The unit is described as a 38-bed cardiac telemetry unit, and the employee may float to other inpatient units in the hospital. The available schedule is part-time, with two 12-hour night shifts from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Scheduling is self-directed with no set days. Weekend rotations and rotating holidays are required. The posting notes a $3,000 sign-on bonus for new Banner Health Certified/Licensed Nursing Assistants, or $1,500 for part-time, and applicable weekend and night-shift differentials.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) credential in the state of practice is required for new hires and transfers.
• Skills and abilities typically attained with one year of medical clerical experience, preferably in a hospital or physician office, 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, including accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity, is required.
• Depending on department assignment, successful completion of a unit-approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course, electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training is required.

Nice To Haves

• Arizona Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure is preferred.
• Recent healthcare experience is preferred.
• Successful 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 basic hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements, in accordance with facility policies and standards of care.
• Document objective data and routine aspects of patient care in medical records, and assist with transportation of specimens.
• 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 delegated procedures and use equipment in accordance with demonstrated competencies, state scope of practice, and licensed-professional supervision. Procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
• Provide supplies and support to medical staff and patients during unit-specific procedures under direct supervision of a licensed professional.
• Perform receptionist and clerical duties, support communication and information flow, and help resolve customer problems or direct them to the appropriate person.
• Maintain patient records, including admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, consent forms, and scanned or filed chart forms; keep forms labeled and accessible.
• Maintain 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, reconcile deliveries, and monitor electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and laptop computers.
• Depending on assignment, transport patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care, and participate in operating-room turnover.

Benefits

• $3,000 sign-on bonus for new Banner Health Certified/Licensed Nursing Assistants; $1,500 for part-time.
• Flat-rate $1 per hour weekend shift differential.
• 18% night-shift differential when applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED