Certified Nursing Assistant - Telemetry

Description

Shift: Nights

Job type: Per Diem

Hours: 12hrs 

The nursing assistant provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.  Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

Responsibilities

• Telemetry leads placement and troubleshooting.
• The ability to obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• In the knowledge of growth and development.
• In the understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients, as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Aware of patients individualized plan of care including goals and interventions.
• Provides information to the charge nurse that assists in the development and revision of the plan of care.
• Carries out teaching activities identified in the treatment plan under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Orients patients to unit.
• Reports unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
• Utilizes universal precautions.
• Reports potential crisis situations to the nurse in charge.
• Makes patient rounds.
• Responds to patients request for assistance (call light) in a timely manner.
• Attends report at the beginning of the shift and assumes responsibility for assigned groups of patients.
• Maintains current CNA (if applicable) and CPR certification.
• Participates in designated P.I. activities.
• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation, and in giving assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Acts as the patients advocate and assure that patient rights are upheld.
• Organizes and provides care to assigned patients in accordance with the plan of care.
• Identifies patient safety risk issues and provides and maintains for patient safety.
• Organizes and provides care based on priority patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.
• Obtains on admission patients height, weight, and vital signs and documents these appropriately.
• Takes and records vital signs, and patient weights according to physician orders or unit protocol.
• Observes for and documents changes in patient’s appearance, behavior and reports changes to the Registered Nurse.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Education – entry level, vocational training, specialized skills and certification
• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification maintained at all times
• Current American Heart Association BLS
• Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) within (90) ninety days of hire
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work with staff, patients and families
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment

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