Certified Nursing Assistant

GENERAL SUMMARY/BASIC PURPOSE OF JOB:

The unlicensed assistant personnel perform(s) direct patient care and a variety of clinical and environmental tasks delegated by, and under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
•Accepts and carries out assignments from Registered Nurse/designee in consideration of unit needs and as appropriate to clinical experience.
•Answers call lights promptly; and responds to patient needs when within the realm of the job description and communicates other patient needs to the patient's nurse.
•Provides general comfort measures to patients including, but not limited to: positioning, turning, back rubs, linen change, ambulating, dangling, sitting, walking, and offering bed pan.
•Cares for patients in a manner that demonstrates understanding of their cognitive, physical, emotional and age specifics needs.
•Performs patient care rounds and anticipates patient care needs.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:
•High School graduate or GED required.
•Graduate of Basic Nursing Assistant Program required

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:
•Minimum one-year hospital/comparable experience within the last 5 years preferred.

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:
•Certified by Illinois Department of Public Health.