CNA - MedSurg

Advocate Health • Oshkosh, WI

2d • $21 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The CNA - MedSurg provides patient care in a hospice setting under the guidance of the GIP Hospice Nurse or Clinical Supervisor. The role supports admissions, transfers, and discharges; provides personal and general care to patients, including patients who are terminally ill; contributes to care planning through documentation and communication; and helps maintain patient safety, care standards, and efficient unit operations. The position also supports patients and families, cooperates with healthcare coworkers, and follows hospice, hospital, privacy, infection-control, and patient-safety practices.

This is a full-time position of 36 hours per week, typically consisting of three 12-hour shifts scheduled Monday through Friday, on the day shift from 0600 to 1830. The schedule is self-scheduled, with work every third weekend and one major and one minor holiday. The employer prefers a teammate with four weekdays available for scheduling three shifts. The listed pay range is $20.80 to $31.20.

Advocate Health describes its total rewards as including competitive compensation, paid time off, health and welfare benefits, family benefits, retirement plans, and educational assistance. Program eligibility may depend on FTE or employment status.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
• Current CPR certification.
• Courteous and professional interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior consistent with Advocate values: Equality, Compassion, Excellence, Partnership, and Stewardship.
• Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of patients across age groups, including child development, typical adolescent behavior, and signs of normal aging.
• Ability to work various shifts on any day of the week, including holidays, to provide coverage.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist, patient-handling equipment and another associate are expected when available.
• Ability to work in conditions involving exposure to contagious diseases, radiation, chemicals, caustic materials, electrical equipment, and associated hazards.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a CNA program.
• Basic computer keyboard-function knowledge.
• Prior experience with various patient age groups.

Responsibilities

• Participate in patient admission, discharge, and transfer processes under the guidance of the GIP Hospice Nurse or Clinical Supervisor.
• Set up patient rooms and orient patients and families to room layout, call lights, bed functions, television, and telephone.
• Obtain patient vital signs, height, and weight.
• Account for and document patient belongings during admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Provide care consistent with hospice philosophy, including specialized care for terminally ill patients and post-mortem care.
• Provide personal care, including bathing, oral and denture care, shaving, back rubs, and skin care.
• Assist patients with ordered activities, positioning, ambulation, range-of-motion exercises, and transfers.
• Assist with toileting, incontinence care, diaper use, identification of patients at risk for skin breakdown, and application of skin-protection products as instructed.
• Respond to call lights and patient requests or refer requests to the appropriate person.
• Provide care and maintenance for indwelling catheters or tubes.
• Collect, prepare, and transport items as directed by the GIP Hospice Nurse or Clinical Supervisor.
• Assist physicians with bedside procedures as appropriate.
• Perform oral suctioning with a Yankauer suction instrument when delegated by an RN.
• Work cooperatively with other healthcare workers and perform tasks that support patients' nutritional needs.
• Contribute to patient care plans by documenting and communicating patient needs, problems, and outcomes to other healthcare providers.
• Prepare documentation that reflects patient care and meets hospice, hospital, and accrediting-organization standards.
• Respond respectfully to internal and external customers and maintain patient confidentiality as required by privacy laws and policies.
• Support patient and family education by working with the healthcare team to help ensure access to appropriate information and resources.
• Advocate for patients and families by providing comfort, assistance, and information.
• Respond to emergency situations and help maintain a safe environment, including appropriate use and documentation of restraints, restraint alternatives, and patient-contact equipment.
• Maintain technical skills through annual in-service hours and hospice education, and participate in the CQI process.
• Assist with unit equipment maintenance and help maintain rooms, patient and staff areas, and unit-specific equipment.
• Follow infection-control policies, including sterile and aseptic procedures, disposal of contaminated materials, and appropriate attire for contact with patients on isolation precautions.
• Help identify problems and determine solutions, and implement measures to support patient and family satisfaction.
• Demonstrate accountability for conduct and attire while on duty.
• Provide continuous surveillance when assigned as a patient sitter for a patient identified by the attending physician as a safety risk.
• Report patient-safety events and near misses promptly, follow patient-safety practices, identify and address threats to safety, communicate openly, promote teamwork, and report intimidating behavior or other safety threats.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined-contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED