Patient Care Tech CNA

Job Description: Assists patients with healthcare needs who are ill or recovering from surgery or disease. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES 1. Promotes mission, vision and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards. 2. Performs other duties as assigned. 3. Carries out care as delegated by the RN. 4. Receives report from RN daily by 0830 or 2030 to coordinate plan of care related to ADL's. Documents all ADL's for each patient every shift. 5. Answers lights, or intercom system to determine patients' needs. 6. Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help. 7. Transports patients or assists patients to walk. 8. Runs errands, and direct visitors. 9. Participates in admission/discharge activities. 10. Accurately documents the care provided to patient during shift. 11. Adheres to infection prevention strategies. 12. Stock rooms with supplies. Stock isolation racks with supplies. 13. Responsible to perform purposeful rounding. 14. Updates care boards to include name, plan related to ADL/s, date SITTER RESPONSIBILITIES 15. Observes patient behavior and maintains patient safety. 16. Maintains an uninterrupted line of sight with the patient and will be required to assist the patient in completion of daily personal care. 17. Obtain report from the assigned nurse or from the current sitter. Remain with the patient until relieved for breaks, meals and shift change. 18. Accompany patient to other departments when patient is scheduled for tests/treatments. 19. Notify the patient’s assigned nurse of any change in patient’s mental status or condition immediately. Notify the nurse of any safety concerns. Posting Specifics Entry Rate:  Depending on experience PLUS shift differentials Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Full Time - Variable shifts Department:  Med-Surg - primary floor will be 3rd, but they will float to 5M as necessary, and occasionally to the ED as a sitter This position is a Teamsters position so union dues/ membership is mandatory Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) Current Montana C.N.A. certification required upon hire BLS required within 60 days of hire Preferred: Previous hospital experience KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required 2. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence. 3. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. 4. Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. 5. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. 6. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 7. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. POPULATIONS SERVED (Direct Care areas only) Age of Patient Population Served Neonate (birth-28 days) Infant (29 days - less than 1 year) Pediatric (1 - 12 years) Adolescent (13 - 17 years) Adult (18 - 64 years) Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand sp ... (truncated, view full listing at source)