Certified Nursing Assistant

About the role

• Location: Redfield, SD
• Worker Type: PRN
• Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Redfield Community Memorial Hospital and Clinic is seeking a qualified individual to join our team!

• Position Highlights
• Title: Nursing Assistant
• Position Accountable to: Director of Nursing

Job Summary

Assists in nursing care by performance of routine and delegated duties according to the standards. Has a knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical and psychological needs of the patient throughout their life span. Provides clerical services to the nursing unit. Serves as a liaison for the nurse and patient in interdepartmental communications. Functions in public relations role as receptionist.

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to specific issues and data reflective of the patient/customer's status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the population served in the department.

• Birth - 1 yr 1 - 11 yrs 12 - 17 yrs 18 - 65 yrs over 65 yrs
• _X_ _X_ _X_ _X_ _X_
• Infancy Pediatrics Adolescent Adulthood Geriatric

Responsibilities, Expectations & Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of CMH’s mission, vision, and core values to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote CMH’s values
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations and standards associated with, but not limited to CMS, and OSHA.
• Facilitates and maintains effective communications with nursing and medical staff, other departments, visitors and patients using AIDET principles.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates proficient skills in multiple modules of the Client Server system
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Demonstrates use of photocopier, fax machine, paging system, telephone, laser printer, patient call system, patient security systems

Required to perform technical skills as listed

• Transports Meal Trays
• Administers Enemas
• Bed Making
• Able to communicate via Microsoft Outlook
• Assists Patient With Activity,(I.E. Chair Transfers, Carrying Infants and Toddlers)
• Perform Skills To Obtain Vital Signs, Intake & Output, and Patient Weights.
• Ambulate Patients And Push Wheelchairs/Carts Etc.
• Provides Personal Care For Patients Such As Bed Baths, Shampoo Hair, Shaving And Oral Hygiene.
• Able To Assist With Feeding Patients.
• Maintains Clean Environment For The Patient In Their Room.
• Collect, Label and Transport Body Fluid Specimens
• Catheter Care
• Prioritizes And Processes Multiple Tasks In A Timely Manner
• Promotes Effective Verbal And Written Communication Skills
• Documents in MediTech
• Demonstrates understanding and appropriate utilization of the child security system.
• Performs delegated patient assignments/duties.
• Uses Equipment And Supplies Effectively And Efficiently.

Essential Physical Demands

• Functional activities include
• Lifting-floor: 0-35# Grasping Light: 5-8 hr/day
• Lifting-knee-waist: 0-35# Grasping Firm: 0-3 hr/day
• Lifting-waist- shoulder: 0-25# Rep.use-foot: 0-3 hr/day
• Lifting-overhead: 0-20# Dominant Hand: 5-8 hr/day
• Transfers: 0-40# Non-dominant Hand: 0-3 hr/day
• Carrying: 0-50# Bilateral Hands: 5-8 hr/day
• Pushing/Pulling: 0-65# Far Acuity: 0-3 hr/day
• Sitting: 0-3 hr/day Near Acuity: 5-8 hr/day
• Standing: 3-5 hr/day Depth Perception: 5-8 hr/day
• Walking: 5-8 hr/day Field of Vision: 5-8 hr/day
• Climbing: 0-3 hr/day Accommodation: 5-8 hr/day
• Balancing: 0-3 hr/day Feeling: 3-5 hr/day
• Squatting: 0-3 hr/day Hearing: 5-8 hr/day
• Kneeling: 0-3 hr/day Smelling: 5-8 hr/day
• Crawling: 0-3 hr/day Forward Bend: 3-5 hr/day
• Reaching forward: 5-8 hr/day Reaching overhead: 0-3 hr/day
• Distinguish color 8+ hr/day

Work Environment

• Works inside.
• Works with and around others, has verbal contact and face to face contact with others.
• Exposure to, blood and body fluids, airborne pathogens, hazardous waste and chemicals, communicable disease, moving objects, high places, slippery surfaces.
• Minimal exposure to radiation, electric, and/or mechanical equipment.

Equipment Used to Perform Job

Computers, K-packs, wheelchairs, blood pressure cuffs, Electronic Vital Sign Equipment, Suction Equipment, O2, Gomco, telephone,, stethoscopes, telemetry, bed scales, lift devices, scales, thermometers, beds, ice bags, ice collar, patient call system, apnea monitor

Mental Requirements

• _X_ reading, simple _X_ spatial _X_ tending
• ____ reading, complex _X_ form ____ precision working
• _X_ writing, simple _X_ clerical _X_ follow instructions
• ____ writing, complex _X_ compiling _X_ influence others

_X_ math skills, simple ____ coordinating _X_ time requirement

• __ math skills, complex __ analyzing _X_ memorization
• _X_ tasks, simple ____ synthesizing _X_ problem solving
• __ tasks, complex __ supervising _X_ independent judgment
• ____ driving _X_ instructing _X_ decision making

Potential Job Stressors

• Work may be performed under pressure requiring close attention to detail.
• Environmental stimuli overload.
• Staffing and census fluctuations.
• Potential exposure to anger, fear, hostility, or violence of others.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Must be at least 18 years of age.

Certification Requirements for Position

þ BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course)
• TCAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)

Experience

Previous hospital experience, nursing home experience, nurse aid class or nursing student experience desired, not required.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Works directly under supervision of R.N. on duty.
• Performs assigned duties as delegated.
• Follows established nursing procedures.
• Seeks guidance when in doubt.
• Reports pertinent information to RN.
• Emotional stability and adaptability to meet demands of the situation is essential.
• Constant exposure to medical and personal information requires confidentiality.
• Responsible for own actions.
• May be required to float to other inpatient units as requested by management for staffing support.

Schedule

Works varied shifts including weekend and holiday rotation. Works up to 12 hour shifts.