Certified Nursing Assistant-Acute MedSurgical A-Full Time at CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System

Summary:

Under the direct: supervision of a Registered Nurse/licensed Nurse, this position will assist with routine and repetitive patient care activities on a nursing unit. This position also performs specific clerical, organizational and patient focused activities. The patient focused tasks will be supportive in nature.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the admission, transfer and discharge of patients
• Completes pertinent documents
• Prepares rooms for admission by setting up IV pots, adjusting bed to appropriate level
• Assures that all patient belongings accompany the patient to the new unit or home at time of discharge
• Safely transports stable patients as required
• Maintains security/confidentiality when transporting patients and interacting with family and visitors
• Cleans, procures, and returns equipment and supplies
• Run errands for the unit as required
• Assist Licensed personnel in providing a safe and comfortable environment at all times; replenishes patient room with water, linen, towels, as appropriate
• Perform unit specific patient care tasks in accordance with skills checklist and documents on the flowsheet
• Identify obvious changes in the patient's condition and takes responsibility for reporting those changes promptly to the nurse in charge
• Assist with the ordering and maintenance of stock items according to established inventory when needed
• Keeps unit supplies in an organized and orderly fashion
• Respond appropriately to emergencies
• Communicate effectively with other team members during and between shifts
• Responds to phone calls and patient call lights
• Appropriately adapts assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age specific and other developmental needs of each patient served
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Patient care experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
• CNA License in state of employment required.
• BLS from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.

Work Schedule:

TBD

Work Type:

Full Time

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