CNA - BHU - Full Time (Days)

Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse and accountable to the licensed nursing staff members, the CNA assists in providing patient care, and maintaining records and a clean environment.

Essential functions:

• Provides care appropriate to the age of the population served.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of human growth and development.
• Provides proper personal hygiene and care to all patients.
• Accurately measures and records vital signs.
• Accurately measures and records weights and heights.
• Accurately measures and records intake and output.
• Recognizes abnormal findings and reports such findings appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper transfer techniques.
• Consistently provides preventative skin care measures and reports abnormalities to nursing staff.
• Provides meal assistance to patients as needed.
• Properly collects specimens as directed.
• Utilizes special beds appropriately and triggers alarms on all "high risk for falls" patients.
• Keeps patient rooms neat and tidy.
• Adheres to and follows all patient experience initiatives.
• Will act as safety sitter as needed.
• Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.
• Provide, without discrimination, nursing services regardless of age, disability, economic status, gender, national origin, and race, religion, or health problems of the patient's service.
• Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Work experience: One year of experience in a clinical setting is preferred.

Education: Texas State Certified Nurse Aide License is required. BLS (Basic Life Support) required upon hire date.

Physical demands and work environment:

Lifting/Carrying: 1-10 lbs. 34-66% time; 11-20 lbs. 0-33% time; 21-50 lbs. 0-33% time; 51-75 lbs. 34-66% time; 76-100 lbs. 34-66% time

Movement: Bend/Stoop/Twist 0-33%; Crouch/Squat 0-33%; Kneel/Crawl 0-33%; Reach Above Shoulder 0-33%; Reach Below Shoulder 0-33%; Repetitive Arm None; Repetitive Hand 0-33%; Grasping 0-33%; Squeezing 0-33%; Climb Stairs 0-33%; Walking Uneven 0-33%; Walking Even 34-66%

Environment: Indoors 67-100%; Outdoors 0-33%; Extreme Heat None; Dusty None; Excessive Noise 0-33%

Equipment: Motor Vehicles None; Foot Pedals None; Extreme Heat None; Dusty None; Excessive Noise 0-33%

Work near: Machinery None; Electricity None; Sharps 0-33%; Chemicals 0-33%; Fumes 0-33%; Heights None

Vision: Depth Perception Required < 20"; Color Not Required; Peripheral Required

Endurance: Hours at Once Total in 12HR Sit 1; Stand 4; Walk 4