Certified Patient Care Assistant CNA LNA Cardiovascular ICU DS
Core
Provide routine patient care, activities of daily living, and clinical support in a 16-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) for open heart, thoracic surgery, and acute cardiac patients.
Role type
Patient Care Assistant (CNA/LNA) in Critical Care
Builds
Patient care and support for CVICU patients undergoing cardiac surgeries, post-MI recovery, and advanced life support therapies.
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiovascular Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Activities of daily living assistance, vital signs collection, specimen collection, EKG monitoring and basic interpretation, foley catheter removal, blood draws, medical record documentation, supply management, patient transport
Preferred skills
Medical terminology knowledge, computer literacy, keyboarding skills, electrocardiogram interpretation course completion
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems, patient ID scanners, laptop computers, ventilators, IABP, CRRT, VAD, ECMO
Responsibilities
Assist patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutrition; collect patient data and specimens; monitor and report patient status changes; perform delegated procedures like EKGs and blood draws; maintain patient records and supply levels; transport patients and assist with OR turnover.
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC
