Certified Nurse Assistant - Acute Care (PRN)

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

Job Title: CNA - Acute Care

Employment Type: PRN

Shift: Nights 7PM-7AM

Location: Germantown, MD

Position Highlights:

• Competitive pay

• Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules;12-hour shifts; self-scheduling

• Advancement: Opportunities to advance within the organization

Description:

• Reporting to the Director of Acute Care, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population.

• The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) works under the delegated authority of a registered nurse to perform nursing functions within their scope of practice and assist the nurse in collecting data for a nursing assessment under the supervision of a nurse.

Responsibilities:

• As part of a new transformational team care model to improve patient care and provide nurses and CNAs new opportunities and support, the nurse assistant will team with an experienced virtual RN (vRN) and a bedside RN to provide excellent patient care to patients in an acute care setting.

• Daily responsibilities include direct patient care such as maintaining a safe patient environment, feeding, bathing, mobilizing patients, answering call lights, toileting, grooming care, one-to-one sitting for safety or behavioral reasons, taking vital signs, tracking intake and output with documenting values in an electronic health record.

• The CNA may implement specific procedures and coordinates work within the department, as well as with other hospital departments

• The CNA will assist with the admission and discharge process with the RN.

• The CNA works collaboratively with a 3-person team consisting of the primary RN, a virtual RN and the CNA, reporting pertinent information, responding to inquiries, providing proactive bedside care/ADLs, and assist the RN with other tasks to support care of all assigned patents.

What you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Four years of nursing assistant experience will be accepted in lieu of a High School Diploma/GED.

• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing for Certified Nursing Assistant

• BLS certification (issued by American Heart Association only)

• Computer skills (internet, email, wireless phone, electronic health record) and technical skills (blood sugar, vital sign, and EKG machines).

• Be physically able to pull, push, turn and position patients.

• Superb interpersonal, customer service and collaboration abilities.

• Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize, ability to work well with individuals and groups.

• 1 year CNA experience preferred; experience in a hospital setting highly preferred

Pay Range: $17.58 - $23.85

Pay is based on experience, skills and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

About us:

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties - Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations, and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.

Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to Minority/Females/disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) status.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran