CNA/HCT - FT Nights - Float Pool - AH Mercy

7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 12-hour shifts. This Float Pool role requires flexibility to float and provide nursing care across all inpatient units within the facility, based on operational and staffing needs.

Responsibilities

Provides nursing care across all inpatient units within the facility based on operational and staffing needs; Assists RN with daily care of patients including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, activity orders and ambulation; Measures and documents blood pressures, TPRs, I&O, daily weights, and other patient data in EMR; Performs purposeful rounding under direction of RN and communicates observations, concerns, and needs of patient/family to RN; Participates in admission, transfer and discharge process under supervision of RN; Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens and performs point-of-care testing; Completes various errands, maintains and orders stock, cleans equipment; Performs patient positioning and transporting duties requiring lifting and pushing/pulling; Performs tasks related to nutritional needs and skin integrity; May be required to remove IVs, provide post mortem care, and bladder scans; Practices infection prevention policies and procedures

Requirements

Must be listed on the NC Nurse Aide Registry; High School Graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED); No experience required; Basic computer skills; Excellent oral and written communication; Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities; Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others); Nurse Aide in good standing as indicated with the State Registry in which the team member practices; Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 45 days; Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served; Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs; Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift; Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist, lift up to 20 lbs over the head, carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance; Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present; Must have functional vision and hearing

Benefits

Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job; Incentive pay for select positions; Opportunity for annual increases based on performance; Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program