PRN Nursing Assistant CNA - Inpatient PPMC Heart Failure & Thoracic Surgery – Penn Presbyterian

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a genuine care for the patient, e.g., active listening and responding, gentle approach to providing care, knock then identify yourself before entering a patient's space, provide timely information to patients in a caring manner; ensure an individualized approach to care to include cultural sensitivities, anticipate patent needs based on dialogue and observation
  Active participation in daily RN/CNA handoffs and unit huddles
  Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
  Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
  Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising. Assist patient in their independence (when appropriate), preserving the patient's dignity while providing care.
  Timely notification and escalation of data or clinical data/information
  Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
  Collecting and recording vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
  Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
  Demonstrates flexibility/change in assignments based on patient acuity and unit needs
  Demonstrate safe patient handling skills, proper hand hygiene
  Demonstrates support of quality and safety measures in the work environment, e.g., demonstrated support of the unit's Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) goals
  Ensure actions and behaviors demonstrate their support in creating a positive, caring and healing patient environment
  Consistently focus on improving the patient experience

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support from the American Heart Association (Required)
• • Must be a certified by the state of Pennsylvania as a certified nursing assistant or student nursing assistant- in lieu of certification, matriculated in an accredited ASN/BSN nursing program having minimally completed the nursing foundations/fundamentals clinical course with a 3.0 GPA overall and in the nursing major.

  Education or Equivalent Experience:

  • H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
  • Education Specialization: 
  • • Graduate of a certified nursing assistant program or in lieu of certification, must be a nursing student matriculated in an accredited ASN/BSN nursing program having minimally completed the nursing foundations/fundamentals clinical course with a 3.0 GPA overall and in the nursing major and continue to maintain a 3.0 GPA in all nursing major subjects. 
    • In order for nursing students to maintain their position as a CNA, they must continue in a matriculated ASN/BSN program. 
    • Nursing Students are required to maintain active enrollment and completed all related course and grade requirements. 
    • Nursing students employed as CNAs, must immediately (within 24 hours) and in writing report to their supervisor if they have not sustained the academic GPA requirement or discontinued/withdrawn from their matriculated ASN/BSN program.
    • Failure to meet and maintain nursing student requirements in lieu of certification will result in termination of the nursing assistant position.