Nursing Support Assistant - 5SW Hospital Medicine - FT Nights
About The Position
With the leadership of the Manager and Clinical Supervisor, the Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) performs assigned supportive work connected with patient care, including functional tasks and skills. The role uses interactive processes to exceed the expectations of patients, physicians, families, and significant others while providing high-quality, cost-effective care and treatment. The assistant demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to care for patients according to unit-specific competencies and the ages of patients served. The Nursing Support Assistant supports the daily functions and operations of the patient care unit and healthcare team, provides constant observation and documentation of assigned patients’ activity, and works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area. This is a full-time, 0.9 FTE position on the 5SW Hospital Medicine unit. The position is onsite at Hyde Park and works nights.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must be listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA, or be a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR.
- CPR/BLS certification.
- Ability to read and write, perform simple mathematical calculations, follow oral and written instructions, perform a variety of tasks without direct supervision, and carry out duties requiring continuous physical effort.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing.
- Ability to work in partnership with management and staff.
- Ability to perform tasks involving occasional heavy and awkward lifting over 50 pounds.
- Ability to perform moderate to extreme physical effort, including walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients.
- Adequate vision, hearing, and sense of touch to perform tasks quickly and accurately, including reading small print, identifying details, and sending and receiving clear, accurate oral communication.
- Ability to maintain frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care activities, including taking vital signs and performing enemas and basic tests such as glucoscan, hemacult, and multistix.
- Assist patients with assigned activities of daily living using proper aseptic, isolation, and infection-control techniques.
- Assist patients with personal hygiene, ambulation, and nourishment or fluids.
- Complete assigned procedures, such as collecting patient specimens and weighing patients.
- Assist with patient discharge and transfer preparation.
- Maintain the patient environment by making beds, tidying rooms, and preparing rooms for admissions and transfers.
- Assist with maintaining supplies, equipment, and the environment.
- Communicate and accurately document activities in the appropriate records or logs.
- Initiate CPR and call a Dr. Cart.
- Perform receptionist duties for the assigned area as requested.
- Provide constant observation and document the activity of assigned patients.
- Support the daily functions and operations of the patient care unit and healthcare team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
