Nursing Assistant (CNA) - ICU Day Shift Full Time
Core
Assists Registered Nurses with daily patient care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), including hygiene, feeding, vital signs monitoring, specimen collection, and patient positioning.
Role type
Nursing Assistant (CNA) in ICU
Builds
Patient care support for critically ill cardiac patients
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient hygiene and feeding, Vital signs measurement, Specimen collection, Patient positioning and transferring, EMR documentation, Infection control procedures, Equipment operation
Preferred skills
Currently enrolled in an accredited Nursing program (completion within 6 months)
Technologies
Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Therapeutic assistive devices, Bladder scanners
Responsibilities
Assist RN with bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, and ambulation; Measure and document blood pressures, temperature, pulse, respiration, and intake/output; Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens; Perform point-of-care testing; Participate in admission, transfer, and discharge processes; Maintain skin integrity and manage special patient supplies like TED hose; Remove IVs and provide post-mortem care as directed; Practice infection prevention protocols.