CNA, Float Pool, Per Diem Days

UHS•Reno, NV

43d

About The Position

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com What we at Sierra Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com This Float Pool CNA opportunity is per diem offers full benefits and a convenient flexible schedule. We are looking for a dynamic individual who provides direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse preceptor. Communicates with RN preceptor, as appropriate, about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Participates in the department's performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. Must be willing to float to all units.

Requirements

Current C.N.A. license required
Current BLS certification required

Nice To Haves

Prefer one year experience in an acute care/behavioral health setting

Responsibilities

Completes Bedside shift report in the room at the beginning and end of each shift.
Ensures patient is provided with the names and contact numbers for members of the care team on the communication board every shift.
Consistently completes hourly rounds; 5 P's : pain, potty, position, periphery and alerting the RN to issues with the IV pump.
C.N.A rounds with purpose including pro-actively evaluating the environment to ensure it is patient friendly and patient safe.
Updates communication board when rounding complete.
Performs patient care responsibilities considering the needs specific to the standard of care for the patient's age; pediatric, geriatric, and the general population.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.