Certified Nursing Assistant Full Time Nights AdventHealth Wauchula

Location Address: 533 Carlton Street, Wauchula Florida, 33873

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Wauchula

• Faith Based & Mission driven Facility
• Largest Employer in the County
• Surrounded by beautiful Lakes, Golf Courses and Florida’s oldest State Park
• Close knit community with a home town family feel
• 2 hours to just about any beach on either Coast

Work Hours/Shift: Full Time Nights

You Will Be Responsible For:

All essential functions must be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.         Assists in the patient/family care using established techniques with the multidisciplinary team.

• Follows the principals of AIDET in all patient and family interactions.
• Assists the patient with activities of daily living as ordered by the physician
• Distributes food trays to patients. Assists patient with tray preparation and feeding as required.
• Maintains the patient's environment in manner that promotes cleanliness, patient comfort and patient safety.
• Responds to patient call lights/bells, cares for the needs of the patient according to her/his skill level.
• Prepares the room to receive a new admission: zeros the bed scale, personal care items, linen, vital sign equipment, etc.
• Welcomes new admission, orients patient to room.
• Transfers patients from beds onto stretchers or beds or into wheelchairs with assistance of other patient care personnel when required.
• Ensures patient and personal safety by following proper lifting and patient transporting techniques.
• Provides patients with fresh water at established intervals

2.         Documents personal care, intake and output, vital signs and weights as outlined in policy.

3.         Maintains clinical competency.

• Attends mandatory hospital in-services and continuing education.
• Successful completion of annual skills fair.

4.         Performs patient care as delegated following hospital policies.

• Participates in the patient/family care, utilizing established techniques as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Incorporates principles of infection control, fire & safety, and biohazardous waste handling into daily routines.
• Maintains clinical competencies for patient population.
• Collects patient specimens (urine, stool, sputum), labels at bedside comparing two unique patient identifiers, and send to lab for analysis according to protocol and communicate to nurse.
• Promptly reports changes in patients’ status to the appropriate RN/LPN promptly.
• Recognizes emergency situations and acts appropriately.

5.         Maintains current clinical, technical and professional competencies.

• Accepts responsibility for one’s own professional standards.
• Accepts responsibility for one’s own actions by initiating the incident report mechanisms
• Attends a minimum of 75% of scheduled staff meetings annually.
• Attends mandatory hospital in-services annually.
• Complies with departmental, divisional and hospital policies and standards.
• Demonstrates awareness of the rising costs of healthcare and implements budgetary containment measures.
• Maintains equipment in its proper working condition; identifies malfunctioning equipment and takes appropriate action.
• Seeks and accepts constructive criticism and implements actions designed for self-improvement.
• Assists in the organization and operations of the unit via guidelines, policy, and procedures.
• Performs ordered 12-lead electrocardiogram as directed by RN (ED only)

6.         May participate as a member of the Patient Care Delivery team that includes: Virtual Care RN, bedside RN & LPN.

7.         Other duties as assigned

Addendum A: Psychiatric

•           Monitor, report, and document changes in patient’s thought, behavior, and mood.

•           Conduct therapeutic groups and activities, as assigned.

•           Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team.

•           Assist case manager in all legal paperwork regarding voluntary and involuntary admissions.

What You Will Need:

• Mature judgment and the ability to handle confidential information within Florida Hospital guidelines and applicable regulations.
• Personal qualities such as kindness, compassion, understanding, integrity, respect, sense of humor, discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate verbally in English and in written form with persons of varied backgrounds in a respectful, effective and professional manner.
• Ability to learn and apply computer related applications and programs, including using electronic keyboards and other peripheral devices.
• Critical thinking / problem solving skills
• Teamwork, tact and conflict resolution
• Organizational, multitasking and prioritization skills
• Performs accurate documentation within the electronic medical record
• Basic computer skills
• Customer service skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or certificate of completion Nursing Assistant Program

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Medical terminology
• Previous CNA Experience
• Previous 12 lead EKG experience (Emergency Department only)

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Florida C.N.A. License
• BLS -condition of employment
• CPI  within 6 months of employment (Emergency Department and Behavioral Health Unit)

Job Summary:

The Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.), under the supervision of the LPN and/or RN, provides physical care as part of the multidisciplinary team, in accordance with the Hospital mission, physician and patient expectations.