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Kansas Employer Acute Care - CNA PT Nights in Coffeyville, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12806477 The Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) professionally, compassionately and appropriately assists the nursing staff with medical tasks like taking blood, monitoring vitals with medical equipment and reporting changes in patient behavior and wellbeing. The CNA also performs many basic care tasks for patients such as grooming, dressing, bathing, eating and exercising.
JOB DUTIES
Deliver great patient care with compassionate support, attention and assistance to patients and families
Answer patient calls and determine how best to help them
Obtain a wide range of information from practitioners, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans and suggested activities including plan of care
Provide physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising
Turning and repositioning bedridden patients
Ensuring patients receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies and preferences
Measure and record food and liquid intake and any urinary and fecal output; report changes to medical or nursing staff
Examine patients to detect issues requiring medical care including open wounds, bruise or blood in urine
Monitor patients throughout their treatment
Perform routine checks of patients vital signs including blood pressure, pulse, temperature and respiration rate as requested or scheduled by staff
Ensure that patients take their medication
Liaise with patients families
Ensure compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA
Maintain patient confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations
In some settings:
Assure patient chart completeness, records changes and Medicare reports with 98% accuracy
Order supplies based on department needs
Complete reports in a timely and accurate manner
Assist with patient set-up and clean up
Assist with maintaining orderliness of department
Prepares necessary documentation and charting for patients
Greet patients and visitors
The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) assumes other responsibilities as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Analytical ability to apply criteria and evaluate information to make decisions
Strong verbal and written communication skills; and excellent interpersonal skills in teaming with patients, medical staff and the public
Understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, and appropriate clinical pharmacology for medical assistant scope
Knowledgeable in policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care
Knowledgeable of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiar with electronic medical health care record systems
Ability to maintain quality control standards
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, sit; reach with arms, hands and fingers to handle and feel; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; taste and smell as demonstrated by the Occupational Performance Capacity (OPC) test and/or pre-employment physical administered by CRMC at offer