CNA - 3 North

Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority•Altus, OK

About The Position

Provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse. Assists residents with activities of daily living and personal care, promotes comfort, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients. The scheduled shift is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

Current Oklahoma CNA certification.
Current BLS certification, or ability to obtain it during orientation.
Previous work history demonstrating steady attendance and punctuality.
Ability to read and communicate effectively.
Ability to learn basic computer techniques.
Ability to follow oral and written directions and work cooperatively with other staff members.
Ability to acquire knowledge of and develop skills in basic nursing procedures and simple charting.
Meet dress code standards and maintain a neat, clean appearance.
Complete annual educational requirements and report to work as scheduled with minimal absenteeism.
Near visual and hearing acuity required to perform essential duties.

Responsibilities

Assist with and accompany patients during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
Provide morning care, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, changing bed linen, cleaning bedside surfaces, straightening rooms, and other general care as needed.
Provide evening care, including washing, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, refreshing linen, cleaning bedside surfaces, straightening rooms, and other general care as needed.
Assist Licensed Nurses with treatment procedures.
Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, and turning patients; using special equipment; assisting with bedpans or commodes; and helping patients ambulate.
Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure, and intake and output, and document according to policies and procedures.
Follow facility and Department of Nursing policies and procedures.
Turn and position patients as ordered or needed, ensure rough surfaces are not in direct contact with the body, and use safe body mechanics and available resources when lifting and turning.
Check for reddened areas or skin breakdown and report findings to an RN or LPN.
Distribute drinking water and other nourishment to residents.
Answer residents’ call lights, anticipate their needs, and make rounds on assigned residents.
Identify and report daily problems with oral intake, bowel function, skin integrity, and ambulation.
Weigh patients as ordered, document accurately, and report weight changes to the team leader.
Notify the team leader of abnormal vital signs, poor intake, or poor output.
Pass snacks to appropriate patients and document the amount consumed.
Complete assigned duties consistently and use supplies and linen carefully and efficiently, following established charge procedures for patient charge items.
Attend at least 75% of staff meetings and read and return monthly staff meeting minutes.
Communicate the facility’s mission, ethics, and goals, as well as the Department’s mission statement and code of conduct.