Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Float Pool

• Maintains current California Nursing Assistant Certification at all times 

• Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) at all times 

• Maintains current Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training at all times 

• Performs general nursing procedures, teaching, interventions, goal setting and treatments (within scope of practice) and reports significant findings to the Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Supports changes in clinical practice and assists the department director with implementing changes in the hospital policies or practices 

• Participates in orientation of new staff as needed 

• Ensures compliance, knowledge and adherence with hospital’s policies and procedures 

• Maintains competence in practice 

• Participates in quality improvement programs 

• Provides skin care and hourly rounding to all assigned patients 

• Knowledgeable of growth, development and treatment needed in various populations served 

• Orients patients to room/unit and ensures patient communication, white boards are complete 

• Utilizes universal precautions and ensures others do so as well 

• Ensures call lights are answered timely and report patient needs, which are outside of the scope of practice, to the appropriate personnel 

• Adheres to hospital attendance/tardiness policy 

• Attends all required education 

• Organizes care and assumes responsibility for assigned group of patients 

• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation and providing assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner 

• Advocates and ensures patient rights are upheld 

• Identifies patient safety risks and ensures patient safety is maintained 

• Obtains and records vital signs, patient weight, activities of daily living, intake and output 

• Notifies RN and documents changes in patient’s appearance or behavior 

• Applies telemetry leads and troubleshooting if working on telemetry monitoring unit 

• Proficient with braces and specialized equipment utilized by patients 

• Assists in monitoring mental health patients 

• Other duties as appropriately assigned by unit director 

Required: 

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Education – entry level, vocational training, specialized skills and certification 

• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification 

• Current American Heart Association BLS 

• CPI training completed within three months of hire 

• Excellent customer service skills 

• Ability to work with staff, patients and families 

• Good oral and written communication skills 

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment 

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