CNA ICU Prn

PRN Shifts vary

APPLICATION MUST BE FILLED OUT ENTIRELY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INTERVIEW PROCES

Scope of Responsibility 

As a Certified Nurse Aide you will be under the direct supervision of licensed personnel. You will be responsible for providing patient care activities including: feeding, monitoring of vital signs, specimen collection, monitors and responds to patient needs and patient transportation. Other duties include acquiring necessary equipment for procedures and explain procedures to patients and families, Clean equipment, meal trays and restores rooms after patient discharge. Also provides appropriate assistance to patients with ADLs and mobility as directed by therapy staff and helps to maintain a clean and safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse or LVN in charge.  

Responsible to Director of ICU

• Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred 




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  Training and Experience




• 1 year current hospital or nursing home Nurse Aide experience or completion of Nurse Aide Course preferred


• Current certification through the Texas Nurse Aide Registry


• Obtains and maintains American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider




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  Health and Background Requirements




• Employment contingent upon successful completion of:

• Background Check


• Lab Work


• Immunization Records

Rarely                (Less than ½ hour per day)

Occasionally      (½ to 2 ½ hour per day)

Frequently         (2 ½ to 5 ½ hours per day)

Continually        (5 ½ to 8 hours per day)

Not Applicable 

 Physical

• Sitting – occasionally


• Stationary Standing – frequently


• Walking – frequently


• Ability to be mobile – continually


• Crouching (bend at knees) –occasionally


• Kneeling/Crawling –rarely


• Stooping (bend at waist) –occasionally


• Twisting (knees, waist, neck) – frequently


• Turn/Pivot –occasionally


• Climbing –n/a


• Balancing –rarely


• Reaching overhead –frequently


• Reaching extension –continually


• Pushing/Pulling – continually


• Lifting/Carrying – (Maximum weight: 35 lbs) occasionally


• Other Physical Demands: Ability to talk to patient and/or staff – continually


• Other Physical Demands: Ability to hear patients and/or alarms – continually


• Other Physical Demands: Vision (near and/or far) –continually


• Other Physical Demands: Ability to distinguish colors –continually


• Other Physical Demands: Ability to drive – n/a




• Environment




• Risk of electrical shock – continually


• Risk of Radiation –n/a


• Fumes or Airborne Particles – rarely


• Chemicals –occasionally


• Moving Mechanical Parts –rarely


• Noise Level –n/a


• Weather Conditions – n/a




• Bloodborne Exposure (Refer to Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan in Policy Tech for possible exposure tasks)




• Continually




• Respirator Fit Testing Required




• Annually




• Age of Patient Population Served:




• Neonates 1 – 30 day


• Infants 30 days – 1 year


• Children 1 – 12 years


• Adolescents 13 – 18 years


• Adults 19 – 70 years


• Geriatrics 71 + years