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Certified Nursing Assistant (Brownsville)

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QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Current license to practice as a certified nursing assistant within the state of practice.
2. High school diploma or GED and passed a Nursing Assistant program
3. Patient care experience in an acute care hospital is preferred; knowledge of the hospital environment is required.
4. Must have the physical and mental ability to perform the skills on the skill checklist and the tasks of the position summary.
5. Works in a modern, smoke free, temperature controlled facility. Must adapt to rapidly changing work loads and frequent interruptions. May be required to stand, walk, and lift on a daily basis. May be exposed to body fluids and infectious disease.
6. Must successfully complete the pre-employment/post job off health screening and the annual screening each year thereafter as an employee. Must be willing to float to other units as needed.
FUNCTIONS:
1. Assists with the admission, transfer and discharge of patients. Completes pertinent documents
2. Assures that all patient belongings accompany the patient to the new unit or home at time of discharge
3. Safely transports stable patients as required.
4. Cleans, procures, and returns equipment and supplies.
5. Runs errands for the unit as required.
6. Assists licensed personnel in providing a safe and comfortable environment at all times; replenishes patient room with water, linen, towels, as appropriate.
7. Performs unit specific patient care task in accordance with skills checklist and documents on the flow sheet. (i.e. vital signs, pain screen, I&O, weights, ADL's)
8. Identifies obvious changes in the patient's condition and takes responsibility for reporting those changes promptly to the nurse in charge.
9. Assists with the ordering and maintenance of stock items according to established inventory, when needed. Keeps unit supplies in an organized and orderly fashion.
10. Responds appropriately to emergencies.
11. Communicates effectively with other team members during own and between shifts.
12. Responds to phone calls and patient call lights.
13. Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the age specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
14. Appropriately adapts assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, age specific and other developmental needs of each patient served.
15. Performs other duties as assigned.
Please send resume to link above or fax to 866.208.9875

Location: Brownsville
Compensation: TBD
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