We are currently looking for a Full Time Acute Care CNA/Clerk to join our Acute Care Team team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
Provides comprehensive administrative and clinical support to ensure efficient unit operations and quality patient care. Coordinates patient flow activities, maintains documentation and communication systems, manages supply inventory, and performs various clerical functions. Delivers direct patient care assistance and completes delegated clinical tasks under the supervision of licensed nursing staff.
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
* Attends periodic staff meetings and training as recommended
* Coordinates with other team members to ensure that meaningful hourly rounding is completed.
* Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments, and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency
* 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 a clean, organized work area and ensures 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 rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
* Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
* Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
* Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
* Possess basic knowledge of medical terminology
* Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Essential:
* Excellent interpersonal communication and customer service skills, including the ability to interface with and influence associates at diverse levels with different backgrounds and perspectives
* Basic Computer skills
* Skilled in operating a computer and/or other equipment related to specific role (i.e. automated currency counters, calculator, projector, binding machine, other related office equipment)
* Skilled in maintaining excellent phone etiquette by ensuring prompt, courteous, and professional responses to all incoming calls and text messages
Experience:
Essential:
* 1 year directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
* High School, GED or Equivalent
* Completed an approved CNA training program
Credentials:
Essential:
* Pass general background check
* Basic Life Support (BLS)
* Certified Nurse Assistant
* Long Term Care Aide
Essential:
* Must maintain BLS certification, or obtain within one month of hire, if not current
Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Works in a hospital or clinic environment
* Stressful environment due to any or a combination of deadlines, pressures, multiple tasks, lines of communication, risks, speed of operations, etc.
* May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
* May be required to assist individuals who are hostile, agitated or under the influence
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Frequently assist with lifting patients
* Constantly lift and or carry over 50 lbs
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Walking up to 100% of shift
* Pass pre-employment drug test
Training
*It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission:
*To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.
Vision:
*To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.
Core Values:
*The Chickasaw People
*Cultural Identity
*Servant Leadership
*Selflessness
*Can Do Attitude
*Perseverance
*Stewardship
*Trust and Respect
*Loyalty
*Honesty and Integrity
*Teamwork