Nursing Assistant 5 North
Core
Provide direct patient care, safe transport, and constant observation for medical/surgical/chronically ill patients under RN direction.
Role type
Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Builds
Patient care services for a 38-bed Med Surg unit specializing in diabetes and renal failure
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient care, safe patient transport, constant observation, basic life support, documentation, lifting/moving patients
Preferred skills
CNA certification, hospital/nursing home experience, medical terminology, computer knowledge
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems, remote video monitoring
Responsibilities
Provide care according to plan of care, safely transport patients via wheelchair or stretcher, act as an observer for patients requiring constant monitoring, perform general receptionist and clerical duties, document care in the electronic medical record