Certified Nursing Assistant - HUP Pavilion Thoracic Surgery Unit - Part-time Nights
Company: Penn Medicine
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing
the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative
research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine.
Working for this leading academic medical center means
collaboration with top clinical, technical and business
professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone
will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and
reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you
living your life's work?
11 Center is a 12-bed Thoracic Surgery Progressive Care unit in the
pavilion where we care for patients who have undergone thoracic
surgery. We are dedicated to serving our patients, their families,
and each other with safety, respect, and compassion. Our priority
is always to provide our patients with high quality, evidence-based
practice, and patient-family centered care.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) interacts with patient at the
most intimate level and highest frequency. As an integral member of
the health care team, the CNA shows up and remains engaged in all
aspects of the role, drive results with intention, partners with
unwavering support, commit to every single moment and serve with
compassion. While working under the direct supervision of the
registered nurse, the CNA role primary focus is to support and
assist in the delivery of quality care to patients and families.
Some of the major responsibilities includes participation in RN/CNA
hand-off communications and unit huddles, timely collection and
reporting of patient data, demonstrating safety protocols at all
times, timely notification and escalation of data or clinical
conditions, remaining alert and responsive to activities on the
unit, and demonstrating a genuine care for the patient (paying a
close attention to the basics), e.g., active listening, timely
response, cultural sensitivity, individualized approach to
care.
Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a genuine care for the patient, e.g., active listening
and responding, gentle approach to providing care, knock then
identify yourself before entering a patient's space, provide timely
information to patients in a caring manner; ensure an
individualized approach to care to include cultural sensitivities,
anticipate patent needs based on dialogue and observation
Active participation in daily RN/CNA handoffs and unit huddles
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for
assistance or social and emotional support.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom
systems to determine patients' needs.
Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living
activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using
the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising. Assist patient in
their independence (when appropriate), preserving the patient's
dignity while providing care.
Timely notification and escalation of data or clinical
data/information
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about
patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Collecting and recording vital signs, such as temperature, blood
pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or
nursing staff.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior,
complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Demonstrates flexibility/change in assignments based on patient
acuity and unit needs.
Demonstrate safe patient handling skills, proper hand hygiene.
Demonstrates support of quality and safety measures in the work
environment, e.g., demonstrated support of the unit's Quality
Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) goals.
Ensure actions and behaviors demonstrate their support in creating
a positive, caring and healing patient environment.
Consistently focus on improving the patient experience
Credentials:
Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
Certified Nurse Aid (Required)
CNA Certification by the State of Pennsylvania
Education or Equivalent Experience:
H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
Matriculated in an accredited BSN Nursing Program preferred;
minimally completed the nursing foundations/fundamentals clinical
course with a 3.0 GPA overall and in the nursing major.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best
care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our
employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive
compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest
prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine
employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission.
Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people
live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,
ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital
status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual
violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status
as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable
law.
REQNUMBER: UPHS-INFOR-201955
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