Full-time

BOUNDARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL•Bonners Ferry, ID

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The HUC/CNA of the Extended Care Facility is responsible to perform both clinical and administrative duties of the nursing home. The role involves a combination of tasks including managing patient records, transcribing physician orders, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment, and providing direct patient care as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalency required.
CNA Certificate required.
BLS Required within 30 days of hire.
Basic computer skills in Microsoft Word/Excel and Outlook required.
Operates copy machine and fax machine.
Keyboard at 40 wpm.
Previous experience answering multi-line telephone system.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Ability to communicate in visual, audio and/or written form.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology preferred.
Prefer experience working on Meditech 6.0.

Responsibilities

Accurately transcribe physicians' orders to Pharmacy, Kardexes, Laboratory, Radiology, Rehab. Services, Home Health and others as needed.
Provide a safe, clean and comfortable environment for patients.
Complete admission, discharge and deceased resident paperwork.
Prioritize tasks and present problems to be handled during the shift.
Maintain patient's rights at all times.
Review charts to maintain physician orders, nurse’s notes and progress notes.
Write CNA assignments from schedule to the “brain”.
Develop BM list.
Receive and place confidential information with courtesy, accuracy and respect.
Address patients, visitors and co-workers in a pleasant, respectful manner and display courtesy at all times.
Adhere to the guidelines set forth in the facilities Personnel Policy Manual and Policy and Procedure Manuals.
Follow instructions received from licensed nursing staff (RN’s & LPN’s).
Adhere to uniform and hygiene requirements.
React properly and follow correct policy and procedure in an emergency and/or disaster.
Order supplies bi-weekly.
Prepare weekly bath/shower schedules.
Print, edit and file monthly resident flow records.
Process MAR’s for billing on a monthly basis.
Print, send to pharmacist for signature and file monthly drug regiment review.
Print, deliver for physician’s signature and file monthly physician’s orders.
On a monthly basis, remove and file old RFR, MAR and DRR.
Implement lab slips for monthly lab orders.
Provide monthly report to physicians for dates on progress notes.
Monthly ordering for Evergreen.
Print, edit and deliver schedules to Extended Care Director of Nursing.
Monthly schedule updates.
Monthly CNA assignments for evenings and nights.
Monthly Kardex review.
Complete annual review and keep CPR certification and TB vaccine current.
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as situations require to maintain Infection Control standards.
Successfully complete the delivery of basic care needs for residents.
Perform personal hygiene and care of patients (oral care, hair care including shaving, nail care, peri care with or without attends, catheter care, AM/PM care, partial baths, complete baths, bed making, ambulation of resident, dressing residents, feeding including residents with swallowing difficulties, range of motion exercises, restraint use, hand washing).
Complete flow sheets and write brief statements and take vital signs.
Transfer patients to and from, either assisted or unassisted, with all the following: bed, wheelchair, chair, stretcher, examination table, commode, scales and floor.
Reposition patient if in a bed, wheelchair, chair, stretcher, examination table, commode, scales and floor.
Provide team support to all other residents in the unit as requested during the shift.
Provide direct care to partners (another CNA’s) residents during shift for breaks, lunches and with difficult residents.
Complete all necessary documentation of care given on assigned residents.
Report all necessary/abnormal information about the patient to the charge nurse.
Follow instructions received from licensed staff (RN’s, LPN’s, Physicians).
Participate in code situations as chest compressor or recorder in ECF, ACF or ED.
Address, with supporting documentation, any questions or concerns regarding patient care with the charge nurse.
Make frequent visual checks (at least every 30 minutes) on assigned residents.
Precept new employees.
Monitor the physical environment of the ECF and notify charge nurse when necessary.
Maintain required education credits per facility policy.
Submit to COVID testing as required by CMS.
Assist in other areas as the need arises.
Perform other duties as delegated.