Health Unit Technician (HUT) / Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.)
About The Position
The Health Unit Technician (HUT) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a full-time position focused on coordinating and providing timely, high-quality services for patients. Primary areas of duty will be in the Emergency Department, Acute Care, and Swing Beds. The role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, personal hygiene, skin care, and mobility. It also includes monitoring vital signs, managing supplies, performing cleaning tasks, and providing care for dying residents and postmortem care. Additionally, the position involves orienting new staff members.
Requirements
- Current CNA licensure in the State of Washington
- Must be listed on the Registry with a current NAC license in the State of Washington
Nice To Haves
- 1 Year Experience working in the Emergency Department is a Plus
Responsibilities
- Assists patients with ADL’s skillfully with consideration for individual needs.
- Provides personal hygiene measures appropriately.
- Utilizes measures that promote good skin care following the Skin Care Program.
- Uses assistive devices in ambulation, dressing and eating.
- Provides preventative maintenance and rehabilitative measures, i.e. ambulation, ROM, positioning, dressing, allowing opportunity for self-care.
- Promotes residents’ participation in activities.
- Provides care outlined in the Negotiated Service Plan.
- Performs competently those technical skills considered basic to the scope of service.
- Assists the resident in the provision of adequate nutrition, including fluid intake and supplements.
- Follows procedures to aid adequate bladder and bowel elimination/retraining.
- Adjusts for physical and/or mental limitations.
- Demonstrates accurate monitoring of body functions in vital signs, weight, intake and output measurements and collection of specimens.
- Replenishes and orders supplies. Reports all maintenance needs promptly.
- Supports and promotes unit, department, and facility policies, procedures and goals.
- Completes assigned cleaning tasks according to established schedule.
- Provides care for the dying resident and provides postmortem care.
- Provides orientation for new staff members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
