Health Care Assistant (CNA), Ortho Trauma Surgical Specialty Unit

University of Utah Health•Salt Lake City, UT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse, with direct contact with patients and their families and responsibility for indirect care activities that support patients in their environment. The role may involve accessing and administering medications within the employee’s scope of practice and in accordance with state law. The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center with five hospitals and eleven clinics, providing comprehensive services, medical advancement, and patient care.

Requirements

Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient-care environment.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
Demonstrated customer service skills.
Ability to work in a busy environment.
Demonstrated ability to use a multi-line phone system and hospital paging system as needed.
Ability to take appropriate action in emergency or crisis situations by evaluating the situation and determining the applicable protocol.
Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
One of the following: current Utah Nursing Assistant certification; or completion of the first round of clinicals and current enrollment in an approved nursing education program.
Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
For employees enrolled in a nursing program, an RN license must be obtained within three months of completing the RN program; if it is not obtained by then, a current CNA certification must be obtained immediately.
Employees in this job code who hold an RN license must also have CNA certification if they remain in the role longer than three months.
Ability to meet the position’s physical and working-condition requirements with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with feeding, drinking, ambulating, grooming, toileting, dressing, socializing, and unit-specific technical skills.
Reinforce or assist with patient and significant-other education as delegated by a professional care provider.
Collect, report, and document data related to direct patient care.
Support indirect patient care by maintaining a clean, efficient, and safe environment; providing companion care and housekeeping; transporting patients; and chaperoning physicians during examinations and procedures as needed.
Perform unit-specific and clerical duties as needed, including stocking and maintaining clerical and patient supplies.
Communicate with hospital staff, physicians, patients, families, and visitors.
Process paper orders during downtime when working in a clerical role, and enter the downtime occurrence order and associated start and stop times in each patient record.
May process electronic requests for medical treatments and tests, retrieve patient test and lab results, schedule appointments, maintain patient records and unit activity boards, and manage admissions, discharges, and transfers according to unit standards.
May observe cardiac monitors and notify nursing and medical staff of abnormal heart rhythm variances indicating heart ischemia or acute myocardial infarction.
Work rotating schedules, which may include variable hours, weekends, nights, and holidays, to meet staffing and patient-care demands in a 24/7 health system.
Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance during assigned shifts.