Full-time CNA (Night Shift)

Lexington Regional Health Center•Lexington, NE

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides general patient care, including activities of daily living (ADLs), vital-sign monitoring as ordered by a provider, and other tasks delegated by licensed nursing staff. The role communicates patient needs and assigned duties to nurses, documents care accurately and promptly in the medical record, keeps patient-care areas stocked, and supports patient and staff safety. The Nursing Assistant provides bedside shift reports, participates in shared governance, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support patient-centered, holistic care. The position includes handling biological specimens and biohazardous waste, following infection-control and transmission-based precautions, and helping ensure patient-care environments meet applicable standards. Regular attendance at the assigned work location is required. The role reports to the Chief Nursing Officer and has no management responsibilities. Work involves substantial patient-care activity, frequent patient transfers, walking and positioning, and may require squatting, kneeling, or crawling. It also involves moving commodes, wheelchairs, and hospital beds, with lifting and additional assistance or mechanical lifts used as appropriate. The role may expose the employee to chemicals, other patient-care hazards, body substances, and contaminated surfaces; appropriate safety precautions and protective equipment must be used.

Requirements

Basic reading, writing, computer, and office-equipment skills, typically acquired through completion of 10th grade or turning 16 years old.
Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding protected and sensitive information.
Ability to complete reports and correspondence at a professional level.
Ability to respond promptly to common inquiries and complaints from patients, employees, and regulatory agencies.
Ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
Successful completion of required training and knowledge assessment concerning standard precautions and transmission protocols and when to apply them.
Ability to meet the physical demands of patient care, including frequent transfers and lifting up to 35 pounds to assist with transfers; additional assistance or a mechanical lift may be used when needed.

Responsibilities

Provide general patient care, including activities of daily living and vital-sign monitoring as ordered by a provider.
Perform other duties delegated by licensed nursing staff and within the role's scope of practice.
Communicate patient needs and assigned duties with nurses.
Maintain medical-record documentation, recording care accurately, completely, concisely, and promptly in the appropriate format and forms.
Keep patient-care areas adequately stocked with supplies.
Promote patient and staff safety using patient-safety tools such as TeamSTEPPS and Just Culture.
Provide an accurate, detailed bedside shift report to oncoming staff to support continuity of care.
Participate in shared governance committee activities.
Communicate with the multidisciplinary team to support patient-centered, holistic care.
Follow standard precautions and transmission protocols during patient-care activities, including activities with potential blood exposure.
Safely bag and dispose of biohazardous waste.
Collect, store, and label biological specimens properly.
Help ensure the patient-care environment meets applicable governing-body standards.
Ensure patients and visitors follow current infection-control guidelines.
Attend regularly at the assigned work location.
Perform other duties as assigned.