Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- PRN- Days- BV PACU/Post Op - 12627

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- PRN- Days- BV PACU/Post Op

DHR Health - US:TX:Brownsville - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assist clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the patient focused care system and under the direction/supervision of a registered nurse.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School graduate/G.E.D. certificate required.
• Graduate from an accredited CNA or PCT program
• Current CNA or PCT certification required.
• Current BLS/CPR certification required.
• Willingness to be crossed trained to other areas.
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English required
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• One (1) year continuous experience preferred.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Must be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency/experience in general.
• Requires good communication and organizational skills.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others.
• Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
• Ensure that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with their scope of practice.
• Takes vital signs and is able to recognize abnormal values and report to licensed staff in a timely manner.
• Supports and promotes excellence in customer/guest relations.
• Assists all patients, family members/significant others, physicians, visitors and employees in a friendly manner
• Introduces self and uses caring, thoughtful words either in person or on the telephone.
• Demonstrates ethical and appropriate behavior for clinical environment to include, but not limited to, dignity, patient's rights and privacy, and the maintenance of confidentiality of patient information.
• Demonstrates caring. If unable to assist an individual in needs, offers to find someone who can.
• Demonstrates proper telephone etiquette. If transferring a telephone call, announces the caller and briefly explains the situation before ending the transfer.
• Always makes eye contact when speaking with patients, family member or significant others, visitors, employees, etc.
• Knocks before entering a room or office.
• Addresses all individuals courteously.
• Keeps voice down; does not shout or use improper language.
• Responds to all inquiries promptly and courteously.
• Works together in the spirit of teamwork.
• Shares information so that the people who need to be aware of the facts are informed.
• Uses resources in an efficient and cost effective manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Other information:

LINES OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. Registered Nurse ? 2. Charge Nurse ? 3. Supervisor ? 4. Director

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

• Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height. - Yes - Kneeling - Yes
• Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs. - Yes - Walking - Yes
• Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs. - Yes - Standing/Squatting - Yes
• Straight pulling - Yes - Sitting - Yes
• Pulling hand over hand - Yes - Pushing - Yes
• Repeated bending - Yes - Stooping/Bending - Yes
• Reaching above shoulder - Yes - Climbing Stairs - Yes
• Simple grasping - Yes - Climbing Ladders - No
• Dual simultaneous grasping - Yes - Depth Perceptions needed - Yes
• Ability to see - Yes - Identify Colors - Yes
• Operating office equipment - Yes - Twisting - Yes
• Operating mechanical equipment - Yes - Crawling - No
• Ability to read and write - Yes - Ability to Count - Yes
• Ability to hear verbal communication without aid - Yes - Operating Personal Vehicle - Yes
• Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication - Yes - Other: Ability to deal with stress - Yes
• OSHA Category - III

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately