Patient Care Assistant (CNA) PRN Night Shift

Patient Care Assistant (CNA)

Are you looking for a CNA opportunity where you can feel the difference you make in patients' lives? We have an opportunity for a Patient Care Assistant (CNA/ Certified Nursing Assistant) on our Inpatient Unit. This is a PRN, 12 hour shift position. The hours are 7PM-7AM with some weekend work assignments. Our Inpatient Services Unit consistently ranks in the highest percentiles for patient satisfaction, and your nursing assistant expertise will contribute meaningfully to the lives of our pediatric orthopedic patients and their families. Additionally, you will be joining a stellar team of healthcare professionals made up of colleagues, orthopedic surgeons and leadership who are simply the best in their professions. Shriners Children's Greenville may be the best career decision you make this year. We can't wait to work with you!

Responsibilities

The Patient Care Assistant (CNA) assists in the delivery of patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This includes but is not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care and performs routine tasks as assigned.
• Organizes and prioritizes workload minimizing/eliminating undue delays, blacklogs, or disorder.
• Time management incorporates purposeful rounding; hourly during the day and every 2 hours during the night, anticipating patient and family needs jointly with the RN.
• Must consistently demonstrate caring and appropriate behavior when interacting with patients and families.
• Monitors the activities of patients and maintains a safe physical and psychosocial environment.
• Able to adapt to changes in workload or patient assignments.
• Assists patients as needed in attending Child Life Activities and special events.
• Ensures patient care areas are neat and clean.
• Other duties as assigned.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements

• High School Diploma /GED
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in state of SC
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - or obtained within 3 months
• Nursing Assistant experience

Preferred

• One year of pediatric nursing assistant experience