Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

Job Description

Job Description

12 Hour Shifts 

POSITION:   NURSING ASSISTANT/ORDERLY

DEPARTMENT: NURSING SERVICES

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction and supervision of assigned area; continuously responsible for assisting professional nursing personnel in providing patient care; directly responsible for providing specified services for patients under the direction and supervision of the charge nurse.

JOB RELATIONSHIPS:

• Responsible to the supervisor and/or charge nurse
• Positions directly supervised: none
• Regular contact with all hospital departments, physicians, and the public

*MISSION STATEMENT:
As an integral part of our community, Franklin Medical Center’s mission is to provide the highest quality health care and customer satisfaction to all those we serve. We are committed to delivering compassionate, capable, and personalized treatment to our patients and their families, always keeping in mind that our responsibility is to the health needs of the people.

UNIFORM COLOR: Caribbean Blue
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Understands rules, regulations of Franklin Medical Center (FMC).  Maintains good working relationships.  Complies with established policies and procedures.  Cooperates with all departments to achieve goals.  Keeps all information confidential.  Maintains patient privacy.  Acts in a professional manner.  Follows dress code.
2. Maintains a good attendance record and a current health record.  Always notifies nursing service if ill or cannot report to work.  Knows repeated absenteeism is reason for dismissal.
3. Keeps up-to-date in field of nursing.  Attends in-service (includes fire and safety), monthly staff meetings, seminars when possible.
4. Understands chain of command.  Brings problems questions, ideas to head nurse or supervisor.  Understands who they are responsible to and assist nurses with patient care.
5. Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.  Receives patient, introduces self and is courteous.  Provides comfort and safety.  Collects data for the patient’s admission.  Takes vital signs, explains call system.  Gathers belongings for discharge and takes patient to waiting vehicle.  When transferring a patient, uses all safety measures.  Checks with head nurse for special instructions.
6. Patient’s personal care.  Gives a.m. and p.m. care: shampoo, oral hygiene, and shaves male patients when needed.  Assists with meals, passes water and nourishments, feeds patients.  Ambulates patients, gives exercises, massages.  Keeps room and bedside table clean and orderly.
7. Collects specimens: sputum, stool, urine, and vomitus for exam by lab, physician, charge nurse and labels correctly including time.
8. Monitors patient’s condition.  Checks assigned patients frequently for color and condition of skin changes, symptoms, attitudes, and appetite.  Record observations and alerts the   charge nurse to significant observations.
9. Keeps intake and output, takes vital signs.  Measures and records with 100% accuracy.
10. Runs in-house errands for patients and staff (as requested by nurse).
11. Gives simple treatments under direction of nurse.  Shows consideration to patient.  Uses proper technique.  Does sterile procedures only with special training.  Gives enemas and catheter care.  Weights and measurements are recorded in nursing assessment è vital signs.
12. Knowledgeable about assigned patients.  Hears report, receives assignments.  Discusses care with charge nurse.  Gives input to charge nurse.
13. Care of service area.  Assists with cleaning clean and dirty utility rooms and kitchen.  Keeps furniture out of halls.  Takes pride in neatness and orderliness of unit.
14. Maintain equipment.  Checks equipment for malfunction and reports needed repairs to charge nurse.  Performs cleaning duties as necessary.
15. Completes assignments.  Organizes work.  Assembles equipment; works at a steady pace in order to finish work on time.  Rarely receives a personal phone call.  Clocks in and out on time and before leaving and returning to campus.
16. Performs other related non-professional nursing duties.  Rotates to other areas when requested by charge nurse/supervisor.
17. Acts morally, ethically, within his/her scope of practice, and within the facilities policies and procedures to perform his/her job duties to, at minimum, at an expected level of service (evaluation score of 2.50 – 3.49)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training:

• Completion of course for nursing assistants
• CPR up to date

Work Experience:

• Desirable, but not required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:            

• Must be able to read and understand printed material, written instructions
• Should have the ability to express thoughts and ideas in writing 

Physical Requirements: Lift weights over 25 lbs. e.g. lifting and moving or                                      helping to lift patients of awkward weights, moving and carrying equipment.                                 Repeated bending, stooping, squatting, and occasional pushing and pulling                                     movements. Prolonged walking and standing.  Frequent interruptions. Visual and                                hearing acuity as well as cognitive function to make observations and                                             communicate these to other staff.

OSHA EXPOSURE CATEGORY:  A      Has exposure to blood borne pathogens.

Benefits:
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance Policy ($25,000.00) *Employer Paid
Voluntary Employee Life Insurance