CNA - Med Surge - FT .9 Nights

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a Medical-Surgical unit, working full-time, 0.9 FTE, on night shifts. The role involves providing direct patient care, maintaining patient rooms and public areas, and accurately documenting vital signs and observations. The CNA is responsible for reporting significant changes in patient condition to the Registered Nurse (RN) and assisting patients with activities of daily living. Professionalism, effective time management, and clear communication are essential. The role also requires adherence to confidentiality, hospital policies, and specific program competencies for hip and knee certification.

Requirements

Ability to chart using accepted medical terminology symbols, and abbreviations
Ability to spell correctly
Follow universal precautions for infection control
Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships
Communicate clearly in written and spoken word
Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to function as a team member in a multi-task oriented environment
Maintain and enforce confidentiality and respect patient, family, and peer rights
Current Oregon CNA certification

Nice To Haves

Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.

Responsibilities

Follows department procedures for receiving and giving change of shift report.
Makes rounds on all assigned patients immediately after report.
Maintains tidiness of patient rooms and "on-stage" public areas.
Takes full set of vital signs and other allowed observations per instructions of the RN and documents results promptly and accurately.
Immediately reports significant vital signs and/or changes in vital signs to RN.
Performs authorized procedures and assists patient with activities of daily living as appropriate for age, developmental level, and condition.
Demonstrates effective time management for assigned tasks.
Demonstrates professionalism during all levels of interaction with patients, medical staff, colleagues and patient families/significant others.
Written communication is accurate, complete, legible and channeled correctly in a timely manner.
Answers telephone and patient calls promptly and courteously using proper etiquette.
Takes accurate telephone messages and follows up verbally and/or in writing on all calls in a timely manner.
Reports absences from unit and return time to assigned RN and Charge Nurse without fail.
Maintains the dignity and confidentiality of patients and employee at all times.
Consistently maintains a professional appearance and dress.
Wear name badge in accordance with hospital policy at all times.
Inspires confidence from patients, visitors and coworkers by performing in a quiet and unhurried manner to demands.
Provides patient care and performs tasks using job skills and growth and development knowledge specific to patient’s age and developmental level.
While performing job tasks, demonstrates awareness of cultural and spiritual practices of the customer(s).
Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.
Performs other duties as assigned.