Certified Nurse Aide, CNA - PRN Variable

Nurse Aide

The nurse aide performs nursing procedures and patient care tasks. PRN, may assist with 1:1 needs.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Current Certified Nurse Aide registration from the state of Ohio or obtained within 1 year of hire.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred.
• CPR - American Heart Association.

Organizational Expectations

• Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
• Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization.
• Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and DNV standards and/or standards from other accrediting bodies.

Standards of Behavior

Adheres to the standards of behavior (ownership, integrity, professionalism, teammate, service excellence, and communication).

Five Fundamentals of Service

Adheres to the five fundamentals of service (acknowledgement, introduction, duration, explanation, and thank you) to promote quality customer service.

Service Recovery

Demonstrates a commitment to the service recovery CARE approach (Connect, Apologize, Repair, and Exceed).

Essential Functions

• Provides for patient's personal hygiene, gives bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assists with showers.
• Provides activities of daily living, assists with meals and feeds patients; ambulates, turns, and positions patients; provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths, and applies restraints.
• Performs I&O checks vital signs and weight; specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
• Provides for comfort needs of patients.
• Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Utilizes resources and materials in an efficient and safe manner.
• Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and co-workers, transports patients and equipment as appropriate.
• Promptly answers patients' call lights and requests.
• Reports observations of a patient to the nurse caring for the patient to ensure professional assessment.
• Instills confidence in the patient by maintaining a neat and attractive appearance and performing duties in a competent and caring manner.
• Shows dependability by being punctual; maintains consistent attendance.
• Maintains good working relations among all nursing unit personnel and other hospital employees through appropriate communication.
• In special areas, performs duties as defined on specialized-skill list.
• With specialized training, and written approval, may perform additional and specialized tasks pertinent to assigned area.
• Accepts reassignment as needed to provide necessary care for all patients.
• Makes hourly rounds on all assigned patients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Communication

Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write clearly/informatively. Speaks clearly. Active listener. Communicates effectively with physicians, employees, patients, family, and the public. Reports changes in patient condition to RN team leader and/or physician.

Teamwork

Balances team and individual responsibilities. Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views. Gives and welcomes feedback. Contributes to building a positive team spirit. Puts success of team above own interests. Able to build morale. Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Quality

Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Applies feedback to improve performance. Monitors own work to ensure quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Participates in department quality improvement activities.

Ethics

Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others. Works with integrity. Upholds organizational values.

Functional Demands

Working Conditions and Physical Environment

• Works in a patient care setting where there is potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials; and electrical, fire, chemical, physical contact and equipment hazards.
• Fast-paced setting with rapid patient turnover.
• High patient traffic.
• Close-quartered and shared work space.
• Sufficient mobility to negotiate physical plant.
• Strength and endurance sufficient enough to perform physically for long periods of time without sitting (four to eight hours). May include: walking; lifting 25 50lbs with or without assistance; bending; twisting; standing; sitting; reaching; stair-climbing and descending.
• Physical dexterity and psychomotor skills to respond adequately and appropriately to routine and emergency patient care needs in an ambulatory setting.
• Visual and auditory capabilities sufficient to read information and respond to patient care needs.
• Ability to work in a computerized environment that includes prolonged sitting and use of keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
• Cognitive ability to accurately observe, analyze, and interpret general and technical data both verbal and written to accurately communicate this information.