Patient Care Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant Med Surg Medical 2 (5-East) Part Time-Nights
About The Position
This is a Part Time Nights position available from 7pm-7am. The Patient Care Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager/Director, providing personal care to patients and maintaining their environment. This includes patients requiring special precautions. The role involves performing specified tasks where competency is validated, such as simple wound care, EKGs, peripheral IV removal, basic phlebotomy, and extremity splinting. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of age-appropriate care, growth and development principles, and maintain a safe work environment, incorporating national patient safety initiatives. Key responsibilities include using technology systems for patient data collection into EMR, following the plan of care, performing treatments and procedures competently under RN direction (e.g., vital signs, ice application, compresses, EKGs, drawing blood, specimen collection), accurately completing clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards, ensuring availability of necessary resources, maintaining a clean and orderly work/patient environment, and assisting with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed by the charge nurse.
Requirements
- CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire (Required)
- Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) In lieu of CNA certification, will accept EMT-B (Basic) from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA), or Medical Assistant Program Graduate, or Currently enrolled in LPN or RN diploma or degree program with at least 80 clinical hours completed Upon Hire (Required)
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma or GED
- 1 year Prior health care experience in hospital setting
Responsibilities
- Perform personal care of patients and their environment, including those needing special precautions.
- Perform specified functions and tasks where there is validated competency, including simple wound care, EKGs, peripheral IV removal, basic phlebotomy, and extremity splinting.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served in the assigned unit.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and provide the care needed as described according to departmental policy and procedure.
- Promote and maintain a safe work environment for staff and customers, incorporating national patient safety initiatives.
- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the technology systems necessary for patient data collection into EMR.
- Demonstrate the ability to follow the plan of care to include performing treatments and procedures competently/independently under direction of RN.
- Accurately complete all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrate accountability for ensuring availability of resources (equipment, instruments, supplies) necessary to ensure positive patient outcomes.
- Maintain a clean, safe and orderly work/patient environment by cleaning work stations/areas, equipment; stocking supplies; placing equipment in proper storage areas.
- Demonstrate the ability to take direction from the charge nurse to help admit, discharge, or transfer patients in a timely and efficient manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
