Job Information
KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT Night CNA in Lake Isabella, California
Night CNA
Location:
Emergency/Acute
Salary:
$20.00 - $28.56
Provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of an RN or LVN. Assists patients with activities or daily living, provides for personal care, comfort and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients.
Roles and Responsibilities
Assists in the preparation for emergency room and admission of patients on acute care.
Assists in and accompanies patients in the admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
Provides care, which may include bed bath, shower, oral hygiene, combing hair, skin care, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day.
Provides evening care which includes hands/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room and other general care as needed.
Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complaints of pain.
Assists LVN, RN, MD, APP in treatment procedures.
Understands charting requirements and consistently documents appropriate information.
Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting, and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan or commode, purwik, external catheters, and ambulating the patients, getting patients out of bed for meals.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure, and intake-output. Reports variations from normal to Nurse.
Makes rounds with outgoing shift; knows whereabouts of assigned patients.
Makes rounds with oncoming shift to ensure the unit is left in good condition.
Adheres to policies and procedures of the facility and the Acute Care and Emergency Room Nursing Department.
Turns and positions patients as ordered and/or as needed, making sure no rough surfaces are in direct contact with the body. Lifts and turns with proper and safe body mechanics and with available resources.
Disposes of hazardous, infectious, and/or contaminated waste according to policy and procedure.
Checks for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to RN or LVN.
Ensure patients are dressed properly and assist, as necessary. Ensure that used clothing is properly stored in bedside stand or on hangers in closet. Ensure that all patients are always clean and dry.
Checks unit for adequate linen. Provides clean linen and clothing. Fill warmer with blankets when needed. Make beds and change bed linens to ensure a clean, comfortable environment.
Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Provides reality orientation in daily care.
Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients, if necessary.
Distributes drinking water and other nourishment to patients.
Performs general care activities for patients in isolation.
Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients.
Assists patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and prosthetic devices).
Transports patients to and from various departments, as requested.
Reports and, when appropriate, records any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients and unusual incidents.
Follows directions, both oral and written, and collaborates cooperatively with other staff members.
Must have the ability to acquire knowledge of and develop skills in basic nursing procedures and simple charting.
Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, family members and other facility personnel whi e assuring confidentiality of patient information.
Attends in-service education programs, as assigned, to learn new treatments, procedures, developmental skills, etc.
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