Shift: 6:30 am – 7:00 pm
Status: Full- Time; 6 (12hr) shifts per biweekly pay period
Weekends: Every third weekend
Holidays: Every third rotation
This position reports to the Director of Inpatient Services.
Experience/Qualifications:
- STNA, nursing student, or previous CNA preferred.
- CPR within 90 days of hire.
- Successful completion of telemetry classes within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates effective communication skills when interacting with providers, co-workers, patients, and families, whether in person, over the phone, or while paging overhead.
- Demonstrates ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritize care in handling various types of patients and situations.
- Demonstrates ability to document within Epic, EHS, and use of a copier and fax machine.
- Ability to demonstrate competency with applicable policies and procedures and clinical skills.
- Obtaining accurate blood pressure, temperature, respiratory readings
- Assisting patients to the bathroom safely
- Ambulating patients
- Performing baths
- Turning patients every 2 hours
- Hourly rounding
- Functions competently as Telemetry Monitor Tech.
- Able to accurately assess and enter charges within Epic.
- Cooperatively works under the direction of the Director, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, or Nurse.
- Adjusts work flow based on census of unit.
- Assists with orientation of new hires.
- Assists with committees, task forces, and special project per direction of management.
- All other duties as assigned.
Skill/Ability:
- Ability to lift and move patients of various weights and sizes, up to 70 lbs.
- Individual is self-motivated with strong organizational skills, a positive attitude, and functions as a team player.
