Certified Nursing Assistant - Acute Care Oncology Unit
Company: Denver Health
Location: Denver
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Summary
Under close supervision, assists professional nursing and care
providers in providing care to all patients with respect for their
uniqueness. Collaborates with the RN and healthcare team. Assists
with basic patient care and activities of daily living. Maintains
unit specific documentation as required. Orders, maintains and
utilizes supplies for the assigned unit.
This role is eligible for shift differential when the majority of
the hours worked fall in a night, weekend or evening shift.
This role is eligible for the followings benefits:
Responsibilities
1. Obtains vital signs and differentiates normal from abnormal
findings. Reports abnormal values or conditions to the RN/LPN. (EX.
Abnormal VS, bleeding, safety concerns, family issues.) 2. Assists
the RN/LPN in carrying out the established plan of care for
assigned patients. 3. Functions appropriately in critical
situations. 4. Participates as a member of the patient care team by
asking for additional tasks, or helping others when not busy. 5.
Accurately gathers information and performs data entry. 6. Performs
transportation responsibilities when requested; transporting
patients from one area to another; delivering laboratory specimens,
blood products, medications and other hospital/medical items to the
requested departments as needed; and includes access to the
pneumatic tube system to transport items, including blood products
and medications, to and from the tube and the desired location. 7.
Documents Plan of Care making sure information is properly
transcribed and complete. 8. In coordination with the RN/LPN,
implements care based on prioritized patient needs. 9. Participates
in a unique, outcome focused plan of care based on current nursing
practice with measurable outcomes and goals for the patient/family.
10. Participates with the Coordination of care with
multidisciplinary team. 11. Participates in the discharge planning
process. 12. Assists the RN/LPN to identify realistic expected
outcomes to facilitate the patient's optimum level of health as
well as the anticipated continuation of care. 13. Works with the
RN/LPN to provide a unique, outcome focused plan of care with
measurable outcomes and goals for a patient/family. 14.
Participates in the peer and coworker review process. 15. Collects
clinical data to contribute to the Plan of Care in conjunction with
the RN/LPN. 16. Performs chart audits to promote quality
improvement. 17. Reports response of patient/family or changing
condition to the RN/LPN and helps to appropriately update the plan
of care. 18. Participates in practice changes related to nursing
research. 19. Practices sound safety and infection control
practices according to hospital policy and procedures 20. Reports
quality, effectiveness and efficiency of nursing care provided. 21.
Performs quality control on appropriate systems and equipment 22.
Promotes quality care based upon ongoing monitoring of
patient/family response or changing condition 23. Provides a safe
environment for all patents. Assuring proper patient positions and
patient care throughout the patient's stay. 24. Ensures practice
and adheres to professional standards, statutes, regulation,,
hospital and departmental policies, and standards of care. 25.
Assumes accountability for achieving goals set jointly with the
manager, educator and charge RN for the next evaluation period. 26.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1. Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are
conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to
patients/clients to who care/service is being provided. 2.
Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of
growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating
the ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and
interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to
whom care/ services is being delivered/provided. 3. Employee has
completed and met their clinical competency standards 4. Ability to
use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
5. Skilled in maintaining effective working relationship with
patients, employees, and the public. 6. Ability to react calmly and
effectively in emergency situations 7. Ability to interpret adapt
and apply guidelines and procedures 8. Ability to communicate
clearly. --- Must have working-level knowledge of the English
language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
Education
--- No High School Diploma and/or No GED (Required) Education and
Experience 1. year of experience in health care preferred
Experience
Credentials
--- Certified Nurse Aide (Required) Certificates, Licenses and
Registration 1. Certified Nursing Assistance License in State of
Colorado required. Certificates, Licenses and Registration 1.
Certified Nursing Assistance License in State of Colorado
required.
--- Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) from American Heart Association
(Required) 2. Current Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider
Certification/CPR.2. Current Basic Life Support for Health Care
Provider Certification/CPR.
Location
Main Campus - Pavilion A
Shift
Varies
Work Type
Full time
Pay Range
Minimum: 17.00
Midpoint: 20.05
Maximum: 23.08
All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a
pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment
has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care
system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I
Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911
emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 18
school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison and Safety, a
Public Health department, an HMO and The Denver Health
Foundation.
As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution,
Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided
billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is
viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on
hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar
for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals
and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away
from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to
offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is
an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
Denver Health is committed to provide equal treatment and equal
employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. As an
EOE, Denver Health does not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national
origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a
veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or
local protected class.
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