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Certified Nursing Assistant - Long Term Care - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Kodiak, AK Kodiak, Alaska |
About this job
Providence is calling a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (Long Term Care, Variable Shift, 0 FTE) at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center in Kodiak, Alaska.
The Certified Nursing Assistant Long Term Care (CNA-LTC) provides a wide verity of clinical and clerical support to the Long Term Care department and other departments in accordance with Providence philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures and standards. The CNA-LTC will also function actively in a self-managed work team to coordinate daily care tasks, life engagement, and care of the Fosters change and teamwork to ensure constructive relationships and growth, while maintaining a positive and professional image when interacting with patients, their families, physicians, employees and general public.
In this position you will:
* Provide personal care and emotional support under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and or Physician.
* Perform basic patient observation skills and report significant changes in patient condition to the appropriate team member in a timely manner.
* Assist with measuring food/fluid intake and output and assists, bathing and dressing, including nail, skin, oral, peri-care, hand and foot care, and assists with toileting and elimination, including enemas pursuant to plan of care.
* Transport patients via wheelchair, stretcher or other method as needed.
* Actively make rounds in assigned clinical area to obtain vital signs and to provide comfort and assistance to meet patient/residents and family needs.
* Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment for the patient/resident.
* Provide routine nursing and household duties/tasks to promote a resident directed model of care in the home-like setting.
* Perform duties/tasks that center around the residents by assisting them in all activities of daily living and life engagement.
Required qualifications for this position include:
* High school diploma or equivalent
* Current State of Alaska CNA certification
* Completion of 12 hours of in-service training annually to maintain certification
* CNA graduates and candidates that hold a current, unencumbered nurse assistant certification or registration from another U.S. state must obtain the State of Alaska certification within 4 months of employment
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or the ability to attain certification within 90 days of hire
* Alaska Food Handlers Permit or ability to attain certification within 30 days of hire
* Basic computer skills and knowledge
* Physical strength to help restrain potentially violent patients, assist patients in ambulating, turning in bed, and transferring in and out of wheelchairs
* Ability to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with other team members
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
* Minimum of 6 months experience as a nurse aide, nursing assistant or private care-giver
* Medical terminology
About Kodiak Island Medical Center
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center (PKIMC) provides comprehensive health care to residents and visitors of Kodiak Island.
This critical access hospital features 25 acute care beds, including four birthing suites, two psychiatric care beds and two ICU beds. In addition, the Care Center, PKIMC's extended care facility, has 19 long-term care beds.
PKIMC provides an extensive array of inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency department, surgery, laboratory services, maternity, general medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, sleep studies, specialty clinics, diagnostic imaging services and pharmacy.
It is staffed by a mix of primary care physicians, surgeons and specialists who provide family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics, radiology and general practice.
The Certified Nursing Assistant Long Term Care (CNA-LTC) provides a wide verity of clinical and clerical support to the Long Term Care department and other departments in accordance with Providence philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures and standards. The CNA-LTC will also function actively in a self-managed work team to coordinate daily care tasks, life engagement, and care of the Fosters change and teamwork to ensure constructive relationships and growth, while maintaining a positive and professional image when interacting with patients, their families, physicians, employees and general public.
In this position you will:
* Provide personal care and emotional support under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and or Physician.
* Perform basic patient observation skills and report significant changes in patient condition to the appropriate team member in a timely manner.
* Assist with measuring food/fluid intake and output and assists, bathing and dressing, including nail, skin, oral, peri-care, hand and foot care, and assists with toileting and elimination, including enemas pursuant to plan of care.
* Transport patients via wheelchair, stretcher or other method as needed.
* Actively make rounds in assigned clinical area to obtain vital signs and to provide comfort and assistance to meet patient/residents and family needs.
* Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment for the patient/resident.
* Provide routine nursing and household duties/tasks to promote a resident directed model of care in the home-like setting.
* Perform duties/tasks that center around the residents by assisting them in all activities of daily living and life engagement.
Required qualifications for this position include:
* High school diploma or equivalent
* Current State of Alaska CNA certification
* Completion of 12 hours of in-service training annually to maintain certification
* CNA graduates and candidates that hold a current, unencumbered nurse assistant certification or registration from another U.S. state must obtain the State of Alaska certification within 4 months of employment
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or the ability to attain certification within 90 days of hire
* Alaska Food Handlers Permit or ability to attain certification within 30 days of hire
* Basic computer skills and knowledge
* Physical strength to help restrain potentially violent patients, assist patients in ambulating, turning in bed, and transferring in and out of wheelchairs
* Ability to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with other team members
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
* Minimum of 6 months experience as a nurse aide, nursing assistant or private care-giver
* Medical terminology
About Kodiak Island Medical Center
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center (PKIMC) provides comprehensive health care to residents and visitors of Kodiak Island.
This critical access hospital features 25 acute care beds, including four birthing suites, two psychiatric care beds and two ICU beds. In addition, the Care Center, PKIMC's extended care facility, has 19 long-term care beds.
PKIMC provides an extensive array of inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency department, surgery, laboratory services, maternity, general medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, sleep studies, specialty clinics, diagnostic imaging services and pharmacy.
It is staffed by a mix of primary care physicians, surgeons and specialists who provide family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics, radiology and general practice.