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CNA - Medical Part Time Nights

MercyOne

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ID: TRHEUS00410723MERCYO

Posted On 06/03/2023

Job Overview

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Night Shift

Description:

POSITION PURPOSE:
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a member of the MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center healthcare team and is under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse. CNAs provide holistic, compassionate, individualized, and effective patient care by assisting the patient with activities of daily living, as well as other physical, emotional, and spiritual needs consistent with the Mission of MercyOne, Vision of Patient Care Services, evidence-based standards of care, and established policies and procedures.

POSITION EXPECTATIONS:
1. Adheres to the principles of caring and expected behaviors outlined in MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center's Model of Caring and Trinity Health's Code of Conduct, fostering a climate where all customers are treated in a manner consistent with MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center's Mission and Values.
2. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
3. Maintains a professional, collaborative work environment so as to foster a positive public image for MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center.
4. Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety and medical information (i.e., HIPAA, Stark, etc.)
5. Function in an assistive role under the supervision of the Registered Nurse retaining accountability for one’s own actions and behaviors.
6. Continuously seek out opportunities to improve the quality of patient care delivery through innovative and creative problem solving.
7. Support and participate in shared leadership and interdisciplinary care.
8. Demonstrate ethical conduct and practice consistent with the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (2001).
9. Contribute to the positive image of the nursing profession and enhance the magnetic culture of the organization by modeling professional behavior both in the organization and in the community.
10. Serve as a mentor to students, new nursing assistants, peers, other colleagues, and staff.

11. Embrace change and lifelong learning, taking personal accountability to seek out experiences that enhance the ability to maintain skills and competence in clinical practice and role performance.
12. Seek feedback concerning one’s own practice.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center supports a shared leadership philosophy and encourages nursing staff to demonstrate accountability for their own practice. Therefore, the nursing organization reflects a flat structure. The Nursing Assistant reports to a Director, who in turn reports to the Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer.

NURSING ASSISTANT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist in the physical management of patients.
2. Demonstrate ability to understand and follow directions.
3. Provide physical, emotional, and spiritual care to the patient population with respect to age specific and culturally sensitive needs as described in the department’s scope of service.
4. Record and report information such as vital signs, intake and output, weight, and any behavioral changes to appropriate supervisory personnel.
5. Maintain, assemble, and organize equipment needed for a safe secure environment.
6. Assist in mealtime activities by delivering and removing patient trays and feeding patients.
7. Complete routine daily assignments.
8. Perform additional duties as requested such as transporting patients and obtaining medications, supplies, and medical records from other departments.
9. Demonstrate a caring practice by respecting the rights of an individual or group.
10. Demonstrate ability to impact change within your department and with other departments.
11. Demonstrate skills as an effective team member.
12. Respect the confidentiality of an individual or group, unless obligated to disclose under proper authorization or legal compulsion.
13. Maintain a safe environment of care.
14. Communicate care effectively: both verbally and written.
15. Meet core certified nursing assistant competency requirements and unit-specific competencies upon hire and annually, as appropriate to the practice area.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1. Employee will work flexible hours.
2. In an 8-hour day, the employee must sit for 2 hours, stand for 3 hours, and walk for 3 hours at a minimum.
3. Must be able to work under fluctuating demands.
4. Employee’s job requires frequent (21-50% of work time) squatting, crawling, crouching, kneeling, and balancing, frequent bending/stooping, and reaching above shoulder level, pushing/pulling.
5. Job requires the use of hands for simple and firm grasping and also fine manipulating.
6. Job requires lifting and carrying frequent (21-50% of work time) 11-24 lbs., and occasionally (6-10% of work time) up to 50 lbs. without assistance.
7. Do we need to insert something here about equipment restrictions?
8. May be exposed to marked change in temperature and humidity, infectious diseases, hazardous waste, and chemicals.
9. Must be able to see at a near visual acuity level.
10. Must be able to speak.
11. Must be able to hear speech.
12. Must adhere to applicable organizational requirements on an annual basis for Employee Health Directives.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
1. Must be 18 years of age; 17 is permissible in certain areas.
2. Certification in a 75-hour CNA certification program required.
3. High school diploma or GED equivalent is strongly preferred.
4. All Certified Nursing Assistants are encouraged to belong to the National Nursing Aide Registry. In certain areas, participation in the registry is required and the CNA must complete 12 hours of in-service per calendar year.
5. Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training is required within 6 months of hire and every 3 years thereafter.
6. Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) will be required within 30 days of hire and every 2 years thereafter.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Primary Contact

1682448195899

Jennifer Smith and Jessica Schleuning

Talent Acquisition Partners, Human Resources

563-589-9673 or 563-589-9671

Phone

Phone

Phone

563-589-9671 or 563-589-9673

Fax

jessica.schleuning@mercyhealth.com or jennifer.smith009@mercyhealth.com

Email

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Part Time


Qualifications

Education

High School/GED

Company ID

1154

Job REQ #

TRHEUS00410723MERCYONEENUS

# Positions

1

Start Date

20230603

End Date

20230612

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About the Company

MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center is a not-for-profit Catholic hospital serving the tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin since 1879.  MercyOne – Dubuque has 263 beds while MercyOne – Dyersville is a critical access hospital with 25 beds and a 40-bed nursing home.

MercyOne offers a full range of acute care services, including invasive cardiology and open-heart surgery, Level II trauma center, Level II regional neonatal intensive care unit, general and orthopedic surgery, psychiatric services and inpatient physical rehabilitation.  MercyOne also operates two hospital-based skilled nursing units, extensive outpatient rehabilitation services, home health care, retail pharmacy and a wide range of outpatient, community and business services.  MercyOne’s 1,500 full- and part-time employees and medical staff of 230 care for more than 56,000 inpatients and outpatients each year.

The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and achieved Magnet designation, the gold standard of patient care, in 2004 and was redesignated a Magnet hospital for the fourth time in 2019.

MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center is a ministry organization of Trinity Health based in Novi, Michigan. MercyOne is an organization that values and encourages diversity.  To learn more about MercyOne and opportunities for employment, please see the postings listed on this site or visit our website mercyone.org.