JOB REQUIREMENTS: POSITION SPECIFICS Title: CNA Surgery Center FTE: 0.5
FTE (40 hours/pay period) Schedule: Week 1: Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM; Week 2: Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 AM -
5:30 PM Holiday Rotation: Per unit guidelines Weekend Rotation: N/A
POSITION SUMMARY Under the supervision and guidance of a licensed
registered nurse, the certified nursing assistant is responsible for
assisting with direct patient care within the scope of their practice as
well as other work on the unit which supports the patient environment.
Assists staff to ensure optimal patient care and assists the healthcare
team to provide and maintain a clean, safe, and attractive environment
for patients. Work will include components of direct patient care,
nutrition, observation, documentation, transportation of patients and
supplies, and general maintenance of the patient environment. POSITION
TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Provide direct patient care for multiple
patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse as described below:
2. Provides patients\' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals,
baths, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom;
helping with showers and baths. 3. Assist patients with activities of
daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as
necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing
fresh water and nourishment between meals. 4. Provides adjunct care by
administering nonsterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat
treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths. 5. Provide patient comfort by
utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering
patients\' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the
patient to nursing staff. 6. Timely and accurately relay and document
patient information, to include: physical and mental status changes,
vital signs, meal consumption, liquid intake, glucose results, distances
walked, and daily bowel movement and urine amounts. 7. Care for a
variety of patients including young, old, confused, dying, diverse
ethnicity, and those in isolation. 8. Ensure a clean and safe patient
environment, equipped with adequate supplies for each patient. Assist in
keeping the patient rooms, supply rooms, and hallways neat, clean, and
orderly. 9. Demonstrate understanding and utilization of Universal
Precautions, asepsis, and infection control procedures. 10. Attend to
patients\' family members in a caring and sensitive manner. 11.
Participate in department or unit quality improvement activities and
attends 75% of Unit Meetings. 12. Participate in continuing education
through in-services and other programs. 13. Under the direction of the
Director of Surgical Services, perform in the role of Registration
Specialist or Surgery Unit Secretary as assigned. 14. Float to Post
Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and other units as directed. 15. Perform
precepting duties as assigned. 16. Carry out other duties as assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education: Required: None Preferred: None
Experience: Required: None Preferred: Previous experience as a nursing
assistant Licenses and Registrations: Required: Valid certificate as a
Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred: None Certification(s): Required:
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire
Preferred: None BENEFIT SUMMARY 1. Competitive health and dental
insurance options 2. Flexible paid time off to balance work and life 3.
Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match 4. Free
membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility 5. Generous tuition
reimbursement 6. Employer provided life and disability insurance 7. Free
parking at facility ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online:
https://www.saukprairiehealthcare.org/about/careers/