Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA - OB

Company: SCL Health
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: January 16, 2020

Job Description:

YOU.



You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Certified Nursing Assistant.



Youre ready to roll up your sleeves. Eager to ask questions. And willing to go above and beyond to ease a patients pain.



Youre great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.



US.



St. Marys Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 346-bed regional medical center is in Grand Junction, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other.



Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.



WE.



Together well align mission and careers, values and workplace. Well honor each others dignity and surpass the standards we set. Well encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.



Well laugh at each others jokes (even the bad ones). Well hello and high five. Well celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.



Were proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.



YOUR DAY.



As a CNA with us, you will know how to:



* Respond to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care and nourishment, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively and timely with members of the care team.

* Check and document patient vitals, glucose, inputs and outputs.

* Assist nurses and physicians within scope and competency.

* Actively participate in meeting patient experience goals.

* Assist with patient transfers, admissions and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.

* Demonstrate and adhere to the standards of infection prevention.



YOUR EXPERIENCE.



We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:



* High School Diploma or equivalent, required

* Successful completion of an accredited nursing assistant training program, required

* Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of practice, required

* Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire (with prior approval), required

* At least one (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting, preferred



YOUR NEXT MOVE.



Now that you know more about being a CNA on our team, we hope youll join us. At SCL Health, youll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.



Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities

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