CNA/PCA - Med Surg - Labor Pool
About The Position
The CNA/PCA works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and Nurse Manager/Director to provide personal care to patients and attend to their environment, including patients requiring special precautions. The role performs tasks for which competency has been validated, such as simple wound care, EKGs, peripheral INT removal, basic phlebotomy, and extremity splinting. The position requires providing age-appropriate care and applying knowledge of growth and development across the life span in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The CNA/PCA promotes and maintains a safe work environment for staff and patients, incorporating national patient safety initiatives. The role uses technology systems to collect patient data in the EMR, follows the plan of care under RN direction, completes clinical and quality documentation, maintains necessary equipment and supplies, and helps admit, discharge, or transfer patients as directed by the charge nurse.
Requirements
- Meet at least one eligibility requirement: hold a CNA credential; hold an EMT-B license; have completed a Medical Assistant program; or be enrolled in an LPN or RN nursing diploma or degree program with at least 80 hours completed.
- BLS certification required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- One year of prior health care experience in a hospital setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate understanding of the technology systems used to collect patient data in the EMR.
- Follow the plan of care and competently perform treatments and procedures under the direction of an RN, potentially including vital signs, ice application, compresses, EKGs, blood draws, and specimen collection, depending on unit and facility competency requirements.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation consistently in accordance with RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure the availability of equipment, instruments, and supplies needed to support positive patient outcomes.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work and patient environment by cleaning work areas and equipment, stocking supplies, and storing equipment appropriately.
- Follow direction from the charge nurse to assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers in a timely and efficient manner.
- Provide personal care to patients and attend to their environment, including patients requiring special precautions.
- Provide care appropriate to the age of the patient and consistent with knowledge of growth and development across the life span.
- Promote and maintain a safe work environment incorporating national patient safety initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
