CNA

The Hospital Authority of Miller County•Colquitt, GA

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About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Assist professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in assigned areas to patients.

Requirements

Active GA CNA Certification required.
Previous experience preferred.
High school graduate or equivalent
Active American Heart Association BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
Strong written and verbal skills.
Basic Computer Skills

Nice To Haves

Additional languages preferred.

Responsibilities

Consults with and keeps supervisor informed of unit activities, needs and problems related to patient care.
Complies with established nursing standards.
Maintains established department, unit, hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
Follows established routines and utilize supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
Maintains a clean, orderly, safe environment for patients and personnel.
Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee interdepartmental and public relations.
Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information, and abides by established communications code.
Fosters teamwork by offering assistance to others.
Responds to requests in a prompt, friendly manner.
Avoids excessive unscheduled absence.
Accrues 12 hours of continuing education per year as policy states.
Demonstrates a calm, professional manner during a crisis or emergency situation. Determines specific nursing intervention to resolve patient problems.
Documents attendance at continuing education programs.
Reports for scheduled shift on time; prepared to assume duties.
Reports to work in proper uniform or attire. Adheres to dress code.
Varies work schedule of shift (working overtime, leaves early when requested, work shift other than regularly scheduled as required) to meet department staffing needs.
Attends and participates in meetings and is responsible for all information communicated at meetings.
Modifies the interview techniques to adequately assess the child patient by identifying the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs common to this age group.
Observes parent / child interactions and child’s general appearance, i.e. abuse, neglect.
Provides education / explanation in easily understood terms to reduce stress/ fear.
Encourages and supports presence of family.
Modifies the interview techniques to adequately assess the adolescent patient by identifying the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs common to this age group.
Recognizes patient’s needs to assert independence and reluctance to express dependency needs and anxiety about hospitalization. Modifies interventions to meet these needs.
Provides reassurance and support when there is anxiety regarding potential altered body images. Provides for privacy.
Recognizes need for peer support.
Provides teaching specific to educational needs with routine reinforcement because of tendency toward denial and non-compliance.
Modifies the interview techniques to adequately assess the adult patient by identifying the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs common to this age group.
Recognizes potential for increased stress related to dependency needs of others, i.e. children, elderly parents, anxiety regarding lifestyle changes due to illness.
Identifies fear related to potential altered body image.
Modifies the interview techniques to adequately assess the geriatric patient by identifying the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs common to this age group.
Identifies increased physical / emotional dependency needs and availability of support networks.
Recognizes potential for compromised skin integrity and provides preventative measures.
Monitors intake of prescribed diet and other nutritional supplements each meal.
Notes changes in elimination patterns.
Identifies increased sensitivity to climate changes. Provides heating and cooling as needed.
Determines presence of disability affecting mobility and sensory acuity and provides for safety measures.
Modifies provision of nursing interventions to reflect the responses unique to the geriatric patient.
Greets and orients patient to room.
Completes admission vital signs, height, and weight within 15 minutes of admission. Records weight accurately - reports
Re-checks patient’s vital signs every 4 hours or as ordered / instructed by nurse.
Records weights accurately and reports changes.
Communicates patient care needs or changes to the primary nurse or Charge Nurse throughout the shift and as necessary.
Responsible for following privacy concepts and other policies as stated in the HIPPA policy and procedures.
Knows patient rights and responsibilities / information management.
Reports completely, briefly, and accurately re: patient status when transferring responsibility of care to another person/shift.
Avoids excessive unscheduled absence.
Participates in the hospital’s risk management program by reporting all untoward events or abnormal findings to the Charge Nurse at time of occurrence.
Assesses individual patient rooms and unit environment for safe / sanitary conditions.
Corrects or reports hazardous or unsafe conditions.
Identifies, sequesters, and reports malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate person immediately.
Utilizes supplies and equipment with efficiency and charges appropriately.
Recognizes signs and symptoms of possible child/adult/elderly abuse and immediately notifies Charge Nurse to alert appropriate agency.
Ensures each patient’s general hygiene needs are met daily.
Notifies nurse of any skin areas with breakdown or redness.
Performs hand washing before and after contact with each patient.
Immediately disposes of biomedical and hazardous waste in labeled biomedical/ bio hazardous waste container.
Obtains patient’s vital signs and ensures notification of the nurse of any abnormal finding or significant changes.
Provides post-mortem care.
Explains all procedures and treatments to patients and/or significant other at each occurrence. Verifies with 2 patient identifiers.
Observes for / recognizes untoward reactions to prescribed therapies/diagnostic procedures.
Reports amount, color, and characteristics of gastric output to the nurse.
Performs ostomy care.
Performs peri care for patients with catheters every shift and PRN. Documents performance.
Monitors urine output as ordered and records on appropriate form.
Collects urine for urinalysis and urine C & S, notifies nurse of inadequate urine output.
Fosters teamwork by offering assistance to others. Notifies nurse of any skin areas of with breakdown or redness.
Provides positive welcome to all clients and family members.
Shows consideration in interaction with patient/family and other health team members by demonstrating therapeutic listening skills and cooperation. Acknowledges and responds tactfully to all requests.
Reports for scheduled shift on time; prepared to assume duties.
Reports to work in proper uniform or attire. Adheres to dress code.
Clocks in on arrival and out upon leaving.
Follows policy for reporting in sick or absent 100% of the time.
Leaves for meal break on time and returns on time.
Varies work schedule of shift (working overtime, leaves early when requested, work shift other than regularly scheduled as required) to meet department staffing needs.
Works overtime only with appropriate approval when requested by manager or supervisory approval.
Schedules all vacation days with supervisory approval.
Attends and participates in meetings and is responsible for all information communicated at meetings.
Attends all hospital mandatory in-services on a timely basis as scheduled.
Follows Universal Precautions and infection control procedures at all times.