Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Med/Surg - Full Time, Nights

The Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for performing many basic care tasks for patients, like grooming, dressing, bathing, eating and exercising. They also assist the nursing staff with medical tasks like taking blood, monitoring vitals with medical equipment and reporting patient behavior and wellbeing. Their role is to ensure patients are comfortable and well cared working under the scope of a Registered Nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assist patients to perform ADLs, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising 

• Delivers efficient/excellent care to all patients on the unit. Duties include performing ADL’s, transferring, ambulation, dressing, toileting, turning and repositioning, feeding, bathing, etc.
• Keeps rooms and patient care supplies clean including changing soiled linen, emptying commodes or bedpans
• Turn or reposition bedridden patients
• Answer patient call signals to determine patients’ needs
• Assist patients to eat or drink 
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so themselves
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on and off beds 
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination

2. Works directly with the care team to deliver quality patient care 

• Communicates openly with team members about changes to meet needs of patients and their families
• Reports pertinent observations or patient requests to the RN
• Reports any skin issues to the RN
• Communicate with nurse about changes in patient care to meet the patients’ needs
• Assist nurse in operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care 
• Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under the direction of the nurse

3. Maintains unit order, cleanliness and safety.

• Keeps unit and patient rooms orderly completes checklists to ensure stocking and unit maintenance is completed
• Sends work orders as appropriate
• Initiates additional cleaning as necessary without prompting, e.g., defrosting refrigerators and organizing cupboards
• Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, and other patient areas
• Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items
• Stock or issue medical supplies

4. Document or report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses or in EMR

• Review patients’ dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, etc. 
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
• Responds to patient needs in a timely manner; demonstrates use of safety equipment.

 Education & Licensure:

• Current WI Nurse Aide registry required
• BLS certification required (through American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS course)

Experience:

• Prior CNA experience preferred

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with little direction and manage multiple demands and priorities
• General knowledge of healthcare service delivery
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to work productively with minimal supervision and is self-motivated
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions/instructions
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse people
• Ability to deal effectively and assertively with a broad range of people under varying pressure situations
• Have general knowledge of computer skills
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values. 

Mission:  We help people live healthier, happier, and longer lives.              

Vision:  To transform from quality sick care to quality well care that is sustainable and affordable. 

Values:  People Centered, Trust, Innovation, and Growth. 

Here at St. Croix Health we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes: 

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 403b retirement program with employer match
• Paid time off
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellbeing incentive program
• Free parking
• Employee prescription discount program

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.