Certified Nursing Assistant Medical/Telemetry (3 West)
MUSC Health
Summary
The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the supervision of Registered Nurses in a medical-surgical/telemetry unit. The CNA assists with daily living activities, monitors patient conditions, supports patient safety, and ensures a clean and comfortable environment. This role is vital to enhancing patient experience and supporting the nursing team in delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Position Overview
The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the supervision of Registered Nurses in a medical-surgical/telemetry unit. The CNA assists with daily living activities, monitors patient conditions, supports patient safety, and ensures a clean and comfortable environment. This role is vital to enhancing patient experience and supporting the nursing team in delivering high-quality care.
Essential Functions
- Recognizes, obtains and reports appropriate data to the staff.
- Provides patient care services to include basic hygiene, bathing and feeding functions.
- Obtains vital signs. Appropriately documents findings and information.
- Communicates appropriate information to the staff as required.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and unit care data.
- Has access to minimal risk medications contained in kits, trays or packs associated with certain procedures, as well as IV fluids stored in patient care areas and automated dispensing units.
- Follows the MUSC Standards of Behaviors.
- Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to stand up to twelve (12) hours, walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, talk, hear and smell. Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 35 pounds. Safe patient handling equipment is to be utilized for the transfer and lifting of patients greater than 35 pounds. Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception required.
Mental Requirements
Ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence and/or manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees and medical staff. Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to multitask and prioritize assigned and assumed responsibilities to complete tasks as necessary.
Population Served
This position primarily interacts with all age groups and provides direct patient care. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area. Staff members must be able to understand and respond to the expectations and needs of patients, family members and visitors from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- Must have successfully completed the Certified Nursing Assistant program or a Patient Care Technician certificate
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required
- Some experience is preferred but not required
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Proficiency in manual dexterity and fine motor skills
- Capacity to lift and move patients or medical equipment as needed
- Visual acuity and color perception to accurately read medical charts, documents, and monitors
- Auditory ability to effectively communicate with patients and colleagues
- Stamina and resilience to handle physical and emotional demands of patient care
- Mobility to navigate clinical environments
- Compliance with infection control protocols and proper use of personal protective equipment
Company overview
MUSC Health is the healthcare system of the Medical University of South Carolina, serving as the state's premier academic medical center and comprehensive healthcare provider. Founded in 1824 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, MUSC Health operates 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and has five additional hospital locations in development. The organization provides patient care through more than 350 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations across all regions of South Carolina, serving 46 counties throughout the state. For 11 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked MUSC Health as the number one hospital in South Carolina, reflecting its commitment to clinical excellence and patient safety. As an integrated academic health system, MUSC Health combines clinical care with medical education and research, training more than 900 residents and fellows annually while conducting groundbreaking research with $360 million in research funding and 1,268 active clinical trials. The organization employs over 10,000 team members and handles approximately 3.21 million patient encounters each year, delivering specialized services in cancer care, cardiac services, digestive health, women's health, and numerous other medical specialties through its Hollings Cancer Center and other specialized institutes.