Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Acute Care - Medical/Telemetry Unit
Company: Denver Health
Location: Denver
Posted on: March 14, 2025
Job Description:
We are recruiting for a motivated Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA) - Acute Care - Medical/Telemetry Unit to join our team!
We are here for life's journey.
Where is your life journey taking you?
Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something
bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:
Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in
health.Department8A Medical/SurgicalMedical/Surgical (8A) is a
36-bed medical/surgical unit The team on 8A provides respectful,
patient-centered care to the diverse and often underserved patients
who receive care at Denver Health. This unit offers amazing
learning opportunities and facilitates the development of critical
thinking as care is provided for varied medicine, surgery, and
specialty patients. The 8A nursing team excels in mentoring new
graduate RNs and in orienting new staff to the unit. The
nurse-to-patient ratiowith a 1:4 - 1:6 ratio and CNAs work with a
ratio of 1:12.Job Summary
Under close supervision, assists professional nursing and care
providers in providing care to all patients with respect for their
uniqueness. Collaborates with the RN and healthcare team. Assists
with basic patient care and activities of daily living. Maintains
unit specific documentation as required. Orders, maintains and
utilizes supplies for the assigned unit.
Essential Functions:
- Provides a safe environment for all patents. Assuring proper
patient positions and patient care throughout the patient's stay.
(10%)
- Assists the RN/LPN in carrying out the established plan of care
for assigned patients. (10%)
- Practices sound safety and infection control practices
according to hospital policy and procedures (10%)
- Obtains vital signs and differentiates normal from abnormal
findings. Reports abnormal values or conditions to the RN/LPN. (EX.
Abnormal VS, bleeding, safety concerns, family issues.) (5%)
- Participates as a member of the patient care team by asking for
additional tasks, or helping others when not busy. (5%)
- Accurately gathers information and performs data entry.
(5%)
- Performs transportation responsibilities when requested;
transporting patients from one area to another; delivering
laboratory specimens, blood products, medications and other
hospital/medical items to the requested departments as needed; and
includes access to the pneumatic tube system to transport items,
including blood products and medications, to and from the tube and
the desired location. (5%)
- Documents Plan of Care making sure information is properly
transcribed and complete (5%)
- In coordination with the RN/LPN, implements care based on
prioritized patient needs (5%)
- Participates in a unique, outcome focused plan of care based on
current nursing practice with measurable outcomes and goals for the
patient/family (5%)
- Participates with the Coordination of care with
multidisciplinary team (5%)
- Participates in the discharge planning process (5%)
- Assists the RN/LPN to identify realistic expected outcomes to
facilitate the patient's optimum level of health as well as the
anticipated continuation of care. (5%)
- Performs chart audits to promote quality improvement. (5%)
- Promotes quality care based upon ongoing monitoring of
patient/family response or changing condition inclusive of quality
control of appropriate systems and equipment (5%)
- Reports response of patient/family or changing condition to the
RN/LPN and helps to appropriately update the plan of care.
(5%)
- Ensures practice and adheres to professional standards,
statutes, regulation, hospital and departmental policies, and
standards of care (5%)
Education:
- No High School Diploma and/or No GED Required
Work Experience:
- less than 1 year Required
Licenses:
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - DORA - Department of
Regulatory Agencies Required and
- BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart
Association or American Red Cross Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are
conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to
patients/clients to who care/service is being provided.
- Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of
growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating
the ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and
interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to
whom care/ services is being delivered/provided.
- Employee has completed and met their clinical competency
standards
- Ability to use medical equipment and instruments to administer
patient care.
- Skilled in maintaining effective working relationship with
patients, employees, and the public.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency
situations
- Ability to interpret adapt and apply guidelines and
procedures
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Microsoft Office Suite required.
- EPIC documentation preferred.ShiftDays (United States of
America)Work TypeRegular (0.9 FTE)Salary$20.00 - $25.65 /
hrBenefits
- Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year,
immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and
generous medical plans
- Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
- On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
- Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands,
travel, and more
- Tuition reimbursement & assistance
- Education & development opportunities including career pathways
and coaching
- Professional clinical advancement program & shared
governance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free
student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF
program
- National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health
Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employerOur Values
- Respect
- Belonging
- Accountability
- TransparencyAll job applicants for safety-sensitive positions
must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of
employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care
system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I
Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911
emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19
school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a
Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health
Foundation.
As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution,
Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided
billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is
viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on
hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar
for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals
and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away
from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to
offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the
unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of
our community.Applicants will be considered until the position is
filled.Required
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