CNA - SUB ACUTE

Description:

Providence is calling a Certified Nursing Assistant (Per dieme/Day Shift) to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro Hospital in San Pedro, CA.

Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with additional questions from our MODERN HIRE screening and interview system.

Please upload a current resume and complete application reflecting all relevant experience.

We are seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who will perform delegated routine and predictable patient care tasks/duties and works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). These duties may include, but are not limited to EKGs, vital signs, basic patient care and transportation. Respond appropriately to patients and families with knowledge of age-specific needs based on scope of service of unit/department where assigned.

In this position you will:

• Check patient’s I.D. band daily for accuracy

• Assist with patient admitting/transfer:

• Set-up room, including monitor equipment, if ordered

• Orient patient to environment and routine

• Problem solves and serves patient needs

• Care for/labels/stores patient personal property

• Label room and equipment to identify by patient

• Observe and report data collection to RN

• Document in EMR (electronic Medical Record)

• Assist during discharge:

• Participate in discharge activities, as directed

• Accompany patient to transportation or transports

• Provide direct patient care tasks/duties that have been delegated by the RN. Recognizes and reports problems immediately to the RN:

• Take vital signs, weight, etc., as assigned

• Perform pulse ox screening and records

• Apply, change, removes external catheters

• Perform pre-surgical preps, as needed (i.e. shave)

• Ambulate, repositions patient and performs range of motion (ROM)

• Apply, changes patient restraints according to established policy

• Apply K-pads, cold packs and hyper/hypothermic blankets

• Empty Jackson-Pratts and Hemovacs

• Apply anti-thromboembolytic hose, sequential compression devices and Plexipulse

• Calculate fluid intake and output, calculates % meal eaten

• Empties and changes drainage containers, reports and records contents

• Perform specimen collection – NG, emesis, stool, and urine

• Perform tray/supply set-up for a bedside procedure

• Perform monitoring activities, reports, documents, (i.e., dynamap, pulse ox)

• Provide post mortem care

• Assist with tube feedings under the direct supervision of the RN, NOT INITIAL FEEDING

• Assist in complex feeds. Assists in IV set-up (gather supplies, pump, etc.)

• Incentive Spirometry follow-up and coaching

• Assist with orthopedic equipment/applications, as directed

• Perform tap water enemas and Harris flushes

• Personal hygiene:

• Bath patient or assists

• Provide back care, including massage

• Provide oral hygiene and dental care

• Provide hair care, including shampoo and brushing

• Provide nail care on hands and feet

• Provide Foley catheter care

• Shave patients

• Perform transportation of patients, lifting support, as assigned

• Recognize emergency situations; promptly reacts; initiates or supports CPR; follows directions appropriately in emergency situations; reports observations

• Other – if also performs the duties of a monitor tech or USA – please document performance in those roles

• Documentation/Information Management:

• Be Responsible for timely, accurate and concise documentation in EMR

• Perform documentation and records: Vital signs, weight, container contents (drainage), hemocults, fluid intake and output, and % of food eaten, and all patient interventions

• Utilize computer for documentation

• Demonstrate working knowledge of Hospital Information Systems

• Communicate patient information and changes to RN

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient and hospital related information

Qualifications:

Required qualifications for this position includes:

• California Nursing Assistant Certification

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Card from the American Heart Association for Health Care Providers - or- American Red Cross CPR / AED for the Professional Rescuer

• Able to perform basic arithmetic computations (add, subtract, multiply, divide)

• Able to perform all physical requirements pertaining to delegated tasks

• Able to accurately and efficiently complete assigned tasks

• Able to organize and prioritize work to complete assignments in a timely manner

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic medical terminology and abbreviations

• Able to establish and maintain a courteous and cooperative (service-oriented) working relationship with patients, families and co-workers

Preferred qualifications for this position includes:

• One (1) year Certified Nursing Assistant experience in a hospital or post-acute environment

About the hospital you will serve:

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro is a 259-bed nonprofit hospital that has served the Harbor and greater South Bay communities since 1925. Our Medical Center offers a comprehensive array of medical and surgical services each distinguished by innovation, quality and excellence in its respective area. We received the CHART “Certificate of Excellence” for receiving superior or above average results across the majority of outcomes and process measures publicly reported by CHART. We ranked in the top 21 among more than 240 hospitals throughout the state compared by California Healthcare Foundation, and were the first location in the South Bay to carry the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. As a member of Providence, we are continually driven by the caring tradition of our heritage – the foundation of our Mission and core values – to embrace compassion, dignity, justice, excellence and integrity. Providence today celebrates unprecedented growth, recognition for top quality health care, a vibrant employee culture where new ideas are encouraged and a drive to help the underprivileged - all with an eye toward the future.

We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit

https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/rewards-benefits/

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As expressions of God’s healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

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Providence is a comprehensive not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services continuing a more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.