Nursing Assistant Cardiac Unit
Core
Assists RNs in delivering personal care, vital sign collection, and patient support on a 43-bed cardiac unit.
Role type
Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Builds
Patient care services for cardiac patients
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, vital signs collection, specimen collection, patient transport, fall prevention, skin integrity maintenance, equipment operation, hazardous waste handling
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Perform personal care interventions (feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving, transporting), collect and document vital signs and health status data, assist with ambulation and positioning, implement fall prevention plans, distribute patient trays and snacks, assist with admission/discharge/post-mortem care, handle hazardous waste, report abnormal observations to RN
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC