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Good Shepherd Health Care•Hermiston, OR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves direct patient care, assisting with personal hygiene, dressing, feeding, and mobility. It also includes monitoring vital signs, documenting care, and communicating changes in patient condition to nursing staff. The role requires providing compassionate care, ensuring patient safety and comfort, and performing administrative duties such as processing admission, discharge, and shift audit documents, as well as answering phone calls to the unit. CNAs work under the supervision of nurses.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
State of Oregon Certified Nursing Assistant License
BLS
Ability to provide a CNA level scope of care based on Oregon State Board of Nursing, age specific, cultural, physical and psychosocial well-being.

Nice To Haves

1 year of previous experience Certified Nursing Assisting experience.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
Recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality.
Convey empathy and compassion to both patients and coworkers.
Report to primary nurse or shift charge nurse any changes in patient condition.
Relate to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation.
Communicate effectively and therapeutically with patients and their friends, family, and caregivers.
Assist in duties as assigned by the Shift Charge such as processing admission, discharge, and shift audit documents.
Answering the phone calls to the unit.
Supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position.
Performs other related duties as assigned.