Student Resident Tech - CommonSpirit Health

CHI St. Anthony Hospital is a 25 bed licensed for 49 faith-based acute care level four trauma critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton Oregon area for more than 100 years. We are committed to the highest quality of patient care and safety; and to strengthening our community through wellness education. CHI St. Anthony Hospital is designed specifically to ensure that our physicians nurses and healthcare professionals can continue to provide extraordinary care for our patients. The 103000 square foot hospital features 4 operations rooms 11 emergency rooms 30 private patient rooms and the latest medical equipment. St. Anthony Hospital has plenty of room to grow as needed by the community and will continue to provide the safest quality of care possible. St. Anthony Hospital was also named one of the top patient experience hospitals in 2021. CHI St. Anthony is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services-all recognized for quality safety and service. To learn more go to www.sahpendleton.org

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing care and support to patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in a defined care team and in accordance with assigned tasks. An incumbent assumes responsibility, implementation and documentation of the delegated and/or supervised cares of all assigned patients according to established procedures. Employees work as instructed and seek guidance on matters or tasks not specifically covered in original instructions. Care for patients with a variety of acute to critical medical/surgical problems ranging from neonates to geriatrics at various developmental levels. Patients are from both traditional and nontraditional family structures with a variety of sociocultural and educational backgrounds.

Essential Functions:

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within assigned tasks, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.  Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, and patient acuity.  Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations. 
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within assigned tasks. Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN. 

• Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.

• Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment.  Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service. 
• Participates in quality assurance/improvement initiatives and activities.  Participates in growth opportunities.   Actively participates in ongoing education and orientation to the role of an RN, remaining within scope at all times.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Admitted to/or in good standing or recent graduate of a full time Nursing Program such as an accredited Baccalaureate Nursing Program or RN Associate Degree program or LPN or RN nursing program

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• Community Health Worker Certification to be obtained within three (3) months of hire
• Current AHA BLS or ACLS certification

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Analytical skills necessary to develop and implement effective nursing care and beginning problem-solving measures for patient’s physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being. 
• Ability to concentrate and pay attention to detail when planning and implementing nursing care, resolving patient care problems, and communicating with patients and families. 
• Knowledge of basic patient care practices (including BLS), standards and tools/equipment.  
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality/safety guidelines and proper body mechanics as applied to patient movement and transport. 
• Knowledge of the meaning and use of medical terminology and abbreviations.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, CHI Health and/or department standards, procedures and requirements applicable to the position.  
• Ability to learn and effectively apply the confidentiality, safety, risk management and Standard Precautions standards of the work unit. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, family and co-workers.  
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, proper posture, and appropriate repetition relief and static posture relief maneuvers.  
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions in an efficient, accurate and timely manner.  
• Ability to use effective customer service skills with both internal and external customers.  
• Ability to read, understand and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to use office equipment and automated systems/applications/software at an acceptable level.  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Oregon State Certified Nursing Assistant
• Current AHA BLS certification