CNA

• Where You’ll Work At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care.
• Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment.
• Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.
• Job Summary and Responsibilities We are offering up to a $1,500 Sign-On Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
• As a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), you will provide essential patient care, contributing to comfort, safety, and recovery under RN direction.
• You will deliver compassionate basic care, assist with patient transport, and actively contribute to the plan of care as a vital member of our interdisciplinary team.
• Success in this role requires a dedicated spirit of service, strong communication, meticulous patient support, and an unwavering commitment to dignified, high-quality healthcare.
• Essential Responsibilities: Patient Handoff & Rounds: Receive patient reports from outgoing CNA; conduct hourly rounds, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard info, and assisting with care.
• Mobility & Transport: Assist with patient ambulation (e.g., to recliners, bathroom, or down halls) and safely transport discharged patients to vehicles.
• Personal Care: Assist patients with hygiene needs, including full or assisted bed baths, or providing supplies for ambulatory patients.
• Clinical Support (under RN direction): Assist bedside nurses with procedures (e.g., tube insertions) and wound care/dressing changes, including patient positioning, supply management, and cleanup.
• General Care & Documentation: Change bed linens, check patient weights, perform other assigned tasks, and document all care in the patient's record.
• Contribution to Nursing Process (under Licensed Practitioner/RN/LPN Supervision): Assessment: Contribute to health status assessment.

Planning

Contribute to the care plan via observation, data collection, and communication.

Implementation

Provide basic patient care as delegated.

Evaluation

Contribute to evaluation through observation of responses and communication of findings. Job Requirements Must be at least 16 years of age Successful Completion of the 75-hour state-approved Nursing Assistant course Active Nurse Aide (CNA) license in good standing in Nebraska Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association