SPECIAL CARE TECH ICU FT NIGHTS

AdventHealth Hendersonville/Park Ridge                                                     100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville NC  28792

Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Hendersonville

• Community involvement
• Located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina
• Great benefits
• Co-workers who feel like family
• Faith based environment

Work Hours/Shift:

You Will Be Responsible For:

· Provide direct and indirect patient care under the direction of an RN or physician.

· Participate in maintenance of unit orderliness and participate in the stocking and terminal cleaning of the unit.

· Takes VS- B/P, temperature, pulse and R rate per routine standards of care. Report abnormal values to RN in timely manner. Monitor and document I & O accurately. Obtain urine, blood and stool specimens appropriately. Transport specimens to lab in a timely manner.

· Provide general nursing care (bathing, oral hygiene, peri-care, Foley catheter (CNA II), In and Out Catheter (CNA II), providing bed pans and/or commodes, ambulating patients, serve water, meals and in-between meal nourishments. Feed patients and/or assists with meals. Assist patients in activities of daily living, provide personal care and emotional support.

· Under the direction of an RN, CNAII perform complex clinical skills; wound care tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, IV care, urinary catheterization.

· Knowledgeable of sterile techniques and infection control procedures.

· Assist licensed personnel in obtaining medication history information.

· Monitors for STAT orders and immediately notifies appropriate department or nurse. 

· Answer telephone and call light system in a timely and polite manner. 

· Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

· Assist with arrangements for transfers, special tests, appointments and consultations.

· Prepares and compiles records in the department.

· Organizes and manages activities to show consideration of the unit as a whole.

· Reflects knowledge and judgment in decisions and actions within the job description of the unit secretary.

· Assist licensed personnel in obtaining medication history information

· Monitors for STAT orders and immediately notifies appropriate department and nurse.

· Maintains logbooks in the department.

· Orders supplies and stocks as required.

· Assists in recording information for performance improvement activities.

· Assists other staff members as needed with transferring and transporting of patients.

What You Will Need:

• Current license as a Nurse Assistant with the NC Board of Nursing required.
• Current AHA BLS certification required
• Critical Care or Emergency Room experience preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Six months nursing assistant experience required
• Additional languages preferred
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

Job Summary: