Job Description
We are currently looking for a Full Time ICU CNA/Monitor Tech to join our Intensive Care Unit Nurse Team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary: Primarily provides clerical support to the professional staff and may provide basic nursing services as needed.
Responsibilities: * Performs Certified Nurse Assistant duties as assigned
- Takes direction from charge nurse and primary nurse
- Takes and records vital signs and reports abnormal results to the primary nurse
- Performs finger stick blood sugars and reports to primary nurse
- Assists patients with personal hygiene activities
- Assists patients with meals and toileting
- Assists patients with ambulation and bedside commode
- Lifts and turns patients as ordered
- Prepares room and bed for patients
- Strips bed and cleans equipment from room upon discharge of patient
- Responsible for cleaning dirty equipment and bedside commode after patient use
* Records care given and reports patient care observations
* Maintains and documents intake and output
* Prepares shift reports
* Serves as receptionist by greeting patients and visitors
* Performs supportive tasks related to patient care e.g., referrals to other agencies or departments when indicated, transcribes physician orders
* Answers the phone, transfers call, takes messages and screens calls per guidelines for areas served
* Prepares Kardex sheets, laboratory, X-ray requests, and diet sheet orders in accordance with provider orders
* Schedules prescribed follow-up appointments and completes prescribed lab, X-ray, and other service requests
* Coordinates the transportation of patients to other healthcare facilities
* Transports lab specimens to laboratory when necessary
* Observes cardiac monitors and maintains records for all monitored patients
* Confers with registered nursing staff in identifying and reporting abnormal cardiac rhythms
* Ensures cardiac alarms always remain on
* Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
* Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies: Essential:
* Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
* Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
* Possess basic knowledge of medical terminology
* Knowledge of relevant privacy regulations such as The Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
* Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
* Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
Skills: Essential:
* Basic Computer skills
Experience: Essential:
* No prior experience required
Education: Essential:
* High School, GED or Equivalent
* Completed an approved CNA training program
Credentials: Essential:
* Pass general background check
* Basic Life Support (BLS)
* Certified Nurse Assistant
Working Conditions: Essential:
* Works in a hospital or clinic environment
* Computers, printers, phones
* Potential exposure to biohazards
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
* Interacts with patients in difficult and/or emergency situations
* Pass pre-employment drug test
* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Use computer up to 25% of shift
* Frequently assist with lifting patients
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Walking up to 100% of shift
Job Tags
Full time, Shift work,