Certified Nursing Assistant - Med/Surg, Full Time, Days

St Croix Health • Full-time • St. Croix Falls, WI, US • 1m ago

Description

St. Croix Health is looking for full-time (.75 FTE) CNA to work on our Med/Surg department. This position will day shifts (7 am-7:30 pm), every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation.

The Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for performing many basic care tasks for patients, like grooming, dressing, bathing, eating and exercising. They also assist the nursing staff with medical tasks like taking blood, monitoring vitals with medical equipment and reporting patient behavior and wellbeing. Their role is to ensure patients are comfortable and well cared working under the scope of a Registered Nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assist patients to perform ADLs, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising

Delivers efficient/excellent care to all patients on the unit. Duties include performing ADL’s, transferring, ambulation, dressing, toileting, turning and repositioning, feeding, bathing, etc.
Keeps rooms and patient care supplies clean including changing soiled linen, emptying commodes or bedpans
Turn or reposition bedridden patients
Answer patient call signals to determine patients’ needs
Assist patients to eat or drink
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so themselves
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on and off beds
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination

2. Works directly with the care team to deliver quality patient care

Communicates openly with team members about changes to meet needs of patients and their families
Reports pertinent observations or patient requests to the RN
Reports any skin issues to the RN
Communicate with nurse about changes in patient care to meet the patients’ needs
Assist nurse in operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under the direction of the nurse

3. Maintains unit order, cleanliness and safety.

Keeps unit and patient rooms orderly completes checklists to ensure stocking and unit maintenance is completed
Sends work orders as appropriate
Initiates additional cleaning as necessary without prompting, e.g., defrosting refrigerators and organizing cupboards
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, and other patient areas
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items
Stock or issue medical supplies

4. Document or report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses or in EMR

Review patients’ dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, etc.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
Responds to patient needs in a timely manner; demonstrates use of safety equipment.

Requirements

Education & Licensure:

Current WI Nurse Aide Registry required
BLS certification required

Experience:

Prior CNA experience preferred

St. Croix Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values.

Mission: We help people live healthier, happier, and longer lives.

Vision: To transform from quality sick care to quality well care that is sustainable and affordable.

Values: People Centered, Trust, Innovation, and Growth.

Here at St. Croix Health we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes:

Health, vision and dental insurance
403b retirement program with employer match
Paid time off
Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
Education reimbursement
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Wellbeing incentive program
Free parking
Employee prescription discount program

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.

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