CNA MedSurg Full Time Night Shift Position Available In Darlington, South Carolina

Job Description
Description
Job Summary
Performs basic patient care activities and related non-professional services in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients
Monitors and records vital signs
Set up, maintain and uses equipment and devices.
Essential Functions
To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Demonstrates to others the consistent ability to provide for patient positioning or ambulatory needs according to procedures and directions
Answers patient call system promptly within 3 rings
Provides restricted, supplemental fluids/feedings based on patient plan of care
Ensures trays are checked against patient identification and diet according to procedure with no reported errors
Performs the following patient hygiene needs:
Changes bed linens
AM/PM care, oral and nail care
Incontinent and Foley care
Correctly calculates intake and output to include:
P. O. Liquids
% of diet eaten
Voids
Foley Catheters
BMs
Assists the nursing staff with the following:
Removing a patient from a bedpan
Assisting to ambulate a patient to bedside commode
Assist with insertion of Foley catheter
Answering call lights
Replacing ice packs as ordered
Apply Ted Hose
Apply simple orthopedic devices- i.e., sling, swathe, heel protectors and traction
Maintains patient safety by elevating side rails, placing call lights within reach, and applying restraining devices when indicated according to established procedures with no reported errors and documents restraint care on flow sheet
Assists with providing for a clean and stocked patient environment to include:
Water & Ice
Linen
Patient care supplies
Demonstrates consistent ability to perform routine patient treatments according to procedure to include:
Height
Weight
Temperature, pulse respirations
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose Testing
Removal of Peripheral IV’s
Connecting patient to bedside cardiac monitor/tele box
Removal of Foleys
Documents patient’s TPR, I’s and O’s, hourly rounding, bedside shift reporting, diet %, and other unit specific and document correctly on worksheets according to established procedures with no more than 2 errors of recording per month.
Assists with the preparation of rooms for admission/transfer according to unit guidelines, policies & procedures.
Scans all items used for patient care from the materials management system.
Communicates all patient and visitors complaints to Charge Nurse.
Assists with transfer to ancillary department, when requested, as evidenced by no more than 2 complaints from receiving department.
Enforces the traffic control/visitation policies. Notifies nurse of any problems.
Ensures that supplies and equipment are returned to central sterile area by placing in soiled utility room and covered with red bag.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent, preferred
License/Certification
Current State Certification (CNA)
BLS – required upon hire and continuously thereafter
CPI – required within 6 months of hire and annually thereafter
Experience
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action About Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center provides quality health care services to the people of several counties in northeastern South Carolina, patients have come to rely on our experienced, skilled staff and physicians to provide them with the highest level of care and compassion. Through the facilities on our campus, including a 116-bed acute care hospital and an adjoining medical office building, we provide comprehensive services with two things in mind: the care and comfort of our patients.
To expand services even further, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center is included in the MUSC Health Network, a telehealth program that enables healthcare providers to work together to achieve quality care in a more efficient manner than can be achieved independently. The ongoing collaboration is the result of significant dialogue on how to best respond to health reform while addressing the needs of local communities.
Carolina Pines’ mission is Making Communities Healthier, with the vision of creating places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice and employees want to work. We are a member of LifePoint Health, a for-profit hospital network headquartered in Brentwood, TN.