Acute Care CNA / Clerk

We are currently looking for a Full Time Acute Care CNA / Clerk to join our Acute Care Team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.

Summary :

Provides basic nursing and administrative services in the Acute Care department.

Responsibilities :

• Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
• Records care given and reports patient care observations
• Maintains and documents intake and output
• Prepares shift reports
• Performs Certified Nurse Assistant duties as assigned
• Takes direction from charge nurse and primary nurse
• Takes and records vital signs and reports abnormal results to the primary nurse
• Performs finger stick blood sugars and reports to primary nurse
• Assists patients with personal hygiene activities
• Assists patients with meals and toileting
• Assists patients with ambulation and bedside commode
• Lifts and turns patients as ordered
• Prepares room and bed for patients
• Strips bed and cleans equipment from room upon discharge of patient
• Responsible for cleaning dirty equipment and bedside commode after patient use
• Ensures unit coverage for meals and breaks.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment, and ensures adequate supplies
• Performs hourly rounds and updates the white board
• Attends periodic staff meetings and training as recommended
• Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
• Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
• Greets and engages with a smile
• Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
• Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
• Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
• Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
• Maintains and promotes professionalism
• Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
• Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
• Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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