Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech (CNA) - Med/Surg NIGHTS - Nemours

This position requires you to either be a certified nursing assistant or complete 1 semester of nursing clinicals .

This position is responsible for the following:

• Assisting with general activities
• Demonstrating proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged and adolescents.
• Assisting with the provision of family centered care in conjunction with other disciplines.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares rooms for patient admissions assuring that the room is clean and proper equipment is set up for patient's needs.
• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Performs vital signs and reports abnormalities to assigned RN.
• Records intake and output of patients as directed by RN
• Ensures a clean and safe patient care environment.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Utilizes the electronic medical record as required for patient care.
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs
• Transports patients to other unit locations and escorts discharged patients to car.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed for back-up. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
• Adheres to the Nemours Standards of Behavior.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma and completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant course required.
• In lieu of Nursing Assistant course, completion of at least one semester of basic nursing skills in an accredited nursing program required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of hospital PCT or CNA experience preferred; hospital experience preferred.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire; BLS certification must be valid for 90 days post start date