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Provide essential basic patient care and support under the direction of RNs or LPNs to ensure patient comfort and safety. Contribute to the nursing process by assessing health status, implementing care plans, and documenting findings.
Requirements summary
Must have completed a state-approved 75-hour Nursing Assistant course and hold a current IA Certified Nursing Assistant certification. Basic Life Support (CPR) certification is required upon hire.
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Job description
Where You’ll Work At CHI Health Mercy Corning, our mission has been to nurture and enhance the quality of life for residents of Adams and Taylor counties in Iowa.
Whether it's providing emergency care to a child, detecting a disease early enough to save a patient's life, or restoring a senior citizen's mobility and independence after an injury or fall, CHI Health Mercy Corning provides comprehensive care in familiar surroundings.
Our physicians and mid-level practitioners work with a full complement of advanced technology to bring quality care to you.
Our medical staff offers a wide range of medical specialities, from primary care to oncology.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will be a cornerstone of patient care, directly contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery by providing essential support under RN direction.Every day, you will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the patient's plan of care as a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, upholding the highest standards of conduct and patient well-being.To be successful in this role, you will possess a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication skills, a meticulous approach to patient support, and an unwavering commitment to our mission of dignified, high-quality healthcare.
Under the direction and supervision of the Licensed Practitioner, RN or LPN, participates in the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.
The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
Assessment - Contributes to the assessment of the health status of the healthcare consumer.
Plan – Contributes to the plan of care through observation, data collection and communication of findings to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
Implement – Provides basic patient care activities based on the plan of care and as delegated.
Evaluate – Contributes to the evaluation of the healthcare consumer by observing responses to interventions and communicating findings to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
Documents cares provided in the healthcare consumer’s record.
Job Requirements Required Other Must have successfully completed the 75-hour state approved course for Nursing Assistant if hired into the Nursing Assistant position after April 30, 1998. , upon hire Certified Nursing Assistant: IA, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
