Certified Nurse Assistant - Inpatient (CNA)

Certified Nurse Assistant - Inpatient (CNA)

Contractor will ensure that the Contract Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performs requirements with minimal monitoring by a Registered Nurse (RN) providing basic, appropriate, effective interventions to individual patient needs according to established facility policies, safety standards and procedures within Med/Surg & Inpatient Psych units. The contract CNA refers to the professional RN when deviations and problems not covered in the assignment occur. The contract CNA anticipates the needs of professional staff and works with them as a team member.

Performs a range of personal nursing care which includes feeding, walking, lifting, turning patients, providing related hygiene care to patients using specialized equipment receiving oxygen or suction therapy.

Performs a range of diagnostic support duties which include taking, recording, and reporting to the nurse deviations in vital signs and changes in patients' condition such as diabetic, uremic coma, insulin shock, gastro-intestinal hemorrhage and reporting them to the nurse or doctor. Assists the doctor in a variety of diagnostic examinations such as lumbar punctures, liver biopsy, bone marrow examinations and emergency procedures.

Assembles necessary equipment and positions patients, collects, labels and transports specimens to the laboratory. Checks patients frequently during and following procedures for changes in patient's condition. Escorts patients to and from diagnostic studies. Cleans and cares for equipment used in oxygen and suction therapy, frame beds and reports equipment in need of repair.

Performs a range of treatment procedures that include changing simple dressings. Cares for patients with infection, communicable diseases, and those in infection isolation. Cares for patients receiving oxygen via cannula or mask as well as venti-mask, patients with chest therapy and postural drainage. Cares for patients with condom catheters as well as indwelling Foley catheters. Administers basic life support measures.

Verbally provides information to the nurse for inclusion in the Nursing Care Plans. Documents vital signs. Enters information about the patients' condition in the patients' chart. Assists with completion of patients' admission history.

Promotes physical independence by supervising patents in self-care activities including eating, dressing, application of prosthetic devices and braces. Instruct patients on pre- and post-operative care based on general information provided by a doctor or nurse.

The Contract Nurse Assistant will conduct inventories upon admissions and as needed to include, but not limited to, contraband search, ongoing evaluations of the environment of care.

Provide 1:1 care as a Patient Safety Partner as needed on and off the unit.

Accompany and/or transport patients to appointments/procedures as necessary.

Performs EKGs as requested.

Obtains and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, pulse oximetry, height, weight, I&O's, and blood sugar for all patients according to providers orders and reporting all abnormalities immediately to RN.

Recognizes potentially hazardous conditions on the unit, observing, managing, engaging, and documenting disturbed behaviors while engaging those behaviors and reporting to the Registered Nurse. May be required to work with COVID 19 positive patients and Patients Under Investigation (PUI), for COVID 19.

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNAs): All Certified Nurse Assistant must have certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by an American Health Association vendor. Personnel must be able to demonstrate competence in providing CPR and have current basic life support (BLS) certification. Certification : The minimum requirement for all certified nursing assistants assigned to the Medical Center shall include a current CNA certification from any state (United States Experience : All contract personnel will have a minimum of two-year direct patient care experience within the last three years in the field. all Certified Nurse Assistants shall have at least a minimum of 1-year current experience (must have worked within the last six months) in a medical/surgical unit, Long Term Care/Nursing Home setting, or an inpatient psychiatric unit. Computer Literacy : The contract personnel shall have the knowledge and ability to use computers and other technology QUALIFICATIONS: Staff/Facility : Contract personnel shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Contractor Personnel Requirements/Specifications: The Contractor shall ensure that all contract personnel meet the qualifying criteria outlined in this section.

Registered Nurses (RNs) & Nursing Assistants (NAs): All Nurses & assistants must have certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by an American Health Association vendor. Personnel must be able to demonstrate competency in providing CPR and have current basic life support (BLS) certification. Critical care Nurses shall have advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification.

Licensure : The contract RNs must have a current license in at least one state, territory, or commonwealth in the US or the District of Columbia. Proof of current license must be provided five business days prior to their first shift, and at the licensure renewal rate. This also applies to all other required certifications. Certification : The Contract RNs assigned to the Chemo Infusion Clinic is preferred to have completed the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and competency requirements outlined in the Dimensions of Nursing Practice. The minimum requirements is having completed the Oncology Nursing Society Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration Course. Education Requirements : Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or in related field or a master's degree in Nursing or in related field is highly preferred.

Hours of Operation The services covered by this contract shall be furnished by the Contractor as defined herein. The Contractor shall be required to furnish such services on national holidays and during off-duty hours. The Contractor will ensure responsibility for all employees reporting to designated unit as scheduled timely and that each contract employee document timecards accurately reflecting working hours. If attendance requirements are not met, or if fraud/falsifying documents/timecards are discovered, may result in removal from the assignment/contract. Contractor will replace contract staff within 48 hours. The following terms have the following meanings: 14.1. Workdays a normal workday will be consistent with those of the Medical Center 14.2. Work hours are those hours in which a contractor's employee is physically present at the Medical Center in performance of the required services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.