Thedacare
Location
Appleton, Wisconsin
The Certified Nursing Assistant performs patient-centered, evidence-based nursing care activities under supervision to meet physical and psychosocial needs, collaborating with the care team to ensure quality and cost-effective patient care outcomes. Key duties include performing delegated patient care, documenting personal hygiene and vital signs, reinforcing patient education, and ensuring a safe care environment.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old (with exceptions for specific manor locations) and possess a valid State of Wisconsin CNA Certification along with American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. A high school diploma or GED is preferred, and the role requires the physical ability to move freely and lift up to fifty pounds without assistance.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Performs delegated patient care activities using evidence-based practice and specific competencies for the patient population served. Assists in meeting the care needs of the patient in collaboration with the care team to ensure quality, cost-effective safe patient care practices. Demonstrates clinical expertise in the provision of care in the clinical specialty assigned and performs all functions of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), which are age appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific. Respectfully addresses situations or decisions to ensure patient concerns and needs are met. Identifies ways to improve the patient’s experience of care, streamline care processes, and lower costs to improve patient, family, and team member satisfaction. Identifies and escalates patient risk to prevent crises. Demonstrates professional and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, team members, and providers. Reinforces patient education to improve care outcomes and safe patient practices. Performs and documents patient cares including personal hygiene, mobility, activities of daily living, and vital signs, and ensures the care environment promotes patient safety. Provides care to patients including collecting body fluids for testing and cultures, administering medications if applicable, and providing patient care as defined within the nursing plan of care and/or physician orders, within the scope of the CNA role.
High school diploma or GED preferred. Must be 18 years of age, except for Peabody Manor, The Heritage or Juliette Manor Valid State of Wisconsin CNA Certification American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of Fifty (50) pounds without assistance Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures
Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock Occasional high noise level in work environment Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time Transporting, transferring, positioning patients and/or equipment from one location to another; little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents Occasional contact with aggressive and or combative patients
Position requires compliance with department specific competencies. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Scheduled FTE: 1 Location: Peabody - Appleton,Wisconsin Overtime Exempt: No Worker Shift Details:
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