Job Description

Description

The work location for this position is St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho

Position Summary

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is classified as an auxiliary, non-licensed worker, who in accordance with the Idaho Nursing Practice Act, & Standard Rules & Regulations for the Practice of Nursing, performs basic nursing services as delegated and supervised by a professional nurse. Activities contributing to the delivery of nursing care are limited to providing personal hygiene, comfort, safety, and protection. Non-nursing support functions are also included in role expectations.

Primary Duties

• Provides physical and emotional comfort, care and safety for patients.
• Provides physical and emotional comfort, care and safety for patients.
• Provides physical and emotional comfort, care and safety for patients.
• Accurately collect and record patient\'s temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, height, and weight.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position. While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. Qualifications

- CNA must have completed a Board approved training program based on standard approved curriculum.

- Certification of completion required prior to employment.

- Must maintain current Idaho Board of Nursing certification at all times during employment.

- BLS healthcare provider required.

- Has knowledge and understands scope and limits of activities allowed by the Idaho Board of Nursing.

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