CNA - Peri-Anesthesia

Central Maine Healthcare•Lewiston, ME

About The Position

Central Maine Healthcare is seeing a CNA to join their Peri-Anesthesia nursing team! This is a full time opportunity on the day shift with competitive pay and benefits as well as a sign on bonus up to $5k! Position Summary: The CNA provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN or physician. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of a RN. Education and Experience: • High School graduate or equivalent preferred.• Completion of CNA course.• Current CNA certification in the state of Maine.• Listing on the Maine State Board of Nursing CNA Registry.• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required. Essential Duties: • Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient'sage.• Provides care appropriate to condition and age of patient, including adult, geriatric and the generalpatient population• Provides patient care that meets the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient within the CNA'sscope of practice• Assists with patient admissions, discharge and transfers• Provides care which may include assistance to bathroom, shower, dressing patients, changing bedlinen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room/bay and other general care asnecessary throughout the shift• Assists with transporting patients to and from the Holding Room/Operating Room. Turns over patientbay in a quick and efficient manor• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients,applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.• Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients ifnecessary• Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.• Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs and makes rounds of assigned patients• Transports patients to various departments for ordered tests/procedures.• Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures within the CNA's scope of practice per state law.• As requested, takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intakeoutput.• Reports patient complaint of pain to the assigned RN.• Observes patient's mental and physical conditions as appropriate to scope of practice, reports anychanges to supervising RN.• Knowledgeable of and applies appropriate infection control procedures.• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces thelikelihood of medical/health care errors.• Communicates in a clear and concise manner to RNs and medical staff.• Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.• Documentation meets current standards and policies.• Attends in service education programs, as assigned, to learn new treatments, procedures,developmental skills, etc.• Treats patient and families with respect and dignity• Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
Completion of CNA course.
Current CNA certification in the state of Maine.
Listing on the Maine State Board of Nursing CNA Registry.
Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required.

Responsibilities

Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient'sage.
Provides care appropriate to condition and age of patient, including adult, geriatric and the generalpatient population
Provides patient care that meets the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient within the CNA'sscope of practice
Assists with patient admissions, discharge and transfers
Provides care which may include assistance to bathroom, shower, dressing patients, changing bedlinen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room/bay and other general care asnecessary throughout the shift
Assists with transporting patients to and from the Holding Room/Operating Room. Turns over patientbay in a quick and efficient manor
Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients,applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients ifnecessary
Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.
Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs and makes rounds of assigned patients
Transports patients to various departments for ordered tests/procedures.
Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures within the CNA's scope of practice per state law.
As requested, takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intakeoutput.
Reports patient complaint of pain to the assigned RN.
Observes patient's mental and physical conditions as appropriate to scope of practice, reports anychanges to supervising RN.
Knowledgeable of and applies appropriate infection control procedures.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces thelikelihood of medical/health care errors.
Communicates in a clear and concise manner to RNs and medical staff.
Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.
Documentation meets current standards and policies.
Attends in service education programs, as assigned, to learn new treatments, procedures,developmental skills, etc.
Treats patient and families with respect and dignity
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.