Certified Nursing Assistant - El Paso, TX

Certified Nursing Assistant - El Paso, TX

ProSidian is a Management and Operations Consulting Services Firm focusing on providing value to clients through tailored solutions based on industry-leading practices. ProSidian services focus on the broad spectrum of Enterprise Solutions for Risk Management | Compliance | Business Process | IT Effectiveness | Energy & Sustainability | Human Capital. We help forward-thinking clients solve problems and improve operations. Launched by former Big 4 Management Consultants; our multidisciplinary teams bring together the talents of nearly 190 professionals nationally to complete a wide variety of engagements for Private Companies, Fortune 1,000 Enterprises, and Government Agencies of all sizes. Our Services are deployed across the enterprise, target drivers of economic profit (growth, margin and efficiency), and are aligned at the intersections of assets, processes, policies and people delivering value. ProSidian clients represent a broad spectrum of industries to include but are not limited to Energy, Manufacturing, Chemical, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, Banking & Financial Services, Transportation, Federal and State Government Agencies.

The Veterans Integrated Services Network 17 (VISN 17) is a large network comprised of seven (7) healthcare systems geographically dispersed throughout the state of Texas. The VISN is supporting expanded bed capacity to meet the increased operational surge capacity throughout the state of Texas, and to support the VA's fourth mission by providing humanitarian assistance. Based on the current and projected future workload, additional staffing will be required over the next 24 months to support seven healthcare systems.

ProSidian seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to support an engagement with The Veterans Integrated Services Network 17 (VISN 17). This position supports the current expanded operations and post-COVID operations to restore the healthcare systems to pre-Pandemic operations. This is a Contract Contingent position and the Certified Nursing Assistant services shall be performed at the: El Paso VA Health Care System 5001 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930

The Certified Nursing Assistant will be required to perform the following duties:

• Take/record blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, height, and weight.
• Measure/record intake and output.
• Provide routine care to pre- and post-operative patients.
• Obtain routine specimens (excluding blood) for laboratory analysis and perform standard tests.
• Apply/remove bandages, binders, simple dressings and hot and cold packs.
• Assist patients in walking, moving, and changing positions.
• Prevent obstruction, dislodgment, and unnecessary movement of drainage, suction, and parenteral fluid apparatus.
• Assist physicians and/or nursing staff as appropriate during patient examinations and treatments.
• Provide personal care to include bathing, shaving, and feeding.
• Make equipment available to patients such as bedpans, linen, and grooming items.
• Accompany patients in wheelchairs, on litters or ambulatory within the hospital.
• Motivate patients to manager their illnesses and provide patient instructions as directed by unit standard operating procedures.
• Perform general maintenance duties including, but not limited to, making beds, cleaning/sorting supplies, handling linen according to policies and cleaning patient units.
• Perform patient treatment procedures within established guidelines.
• Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.
• Recognize and respond to emergency situations according to preplanned emergency response measures.
• Provide patient care as assigned to include documentation of nursing activities in the patient record as appropriate.
• Assist with admission and discharge of patients as well as maintenance of patient information and filling out laboratory/x-ray/EKG slips.
• Additional duties may be assigned. Training will be provided if needed.

Education: High School Graduate

Certifications: BLS Certification