CNA Ortho 4 South

In 2020, united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and
exceptional patient experience, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health
came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered
around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our expansive
combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites
of care, including 11 hospitals and nearly 5,000 physicians and providers.
Together, we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health
and well-being of our communities.

CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of
patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly
connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health
needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on
us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious
experts and innovative treatments and technologies.

What We Have To Offer To You:

Highly collegial team
Opportunity to work with highly skilled team
Faith-based culture with commitment to our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence where we value positive team players
Every other weekend or every third weekend options
12 hour shifts
Financial support for specialty certifications
Tuition assistance for advanced degrees
Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system
Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program

Job Summary:

As a Certified Nursing Assistant in the 4 South Ortho department, you will assist in delivering nursing care, under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). Your job duties will include:

• Providing personal care with hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination. You'll provide the care that is required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of your patients based upon your scope of practice, skills, and abilities.
• Preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for specific procedures and examinations.
• Performing, monitoring, reporting, and documenting clinical activities within your scope of practice. This includes observing and reporting changes in your patients' condition to the RN. This also includes obtaining, labeling, and transporting samples (e.g., urine, stool, sputum specimens, and blood products); providing patient information to the nursing staff so that it will be included in the plan of care, and documenting patient data.
• Assisting nursing staff with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges by inventorying and storing patients' belongings, providing patients with personal care items, orienting patients and their families, and transporting patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or patient beds.
• Maintaining a neat and organized work environment, ordering, stocking, and replenishing supplies and equipment as necessary, identifying and reporting problems with supplies or equipment; entering equipment repair requests in the system, tagging equipment, and removing it from service.
• Maintaining a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards, and infection prevention.
• Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives and activities as well as your own professional learning and growth opportunities.
• Demonstrating cultural sensitivity and cultural competence by using communication tools and materials for effective communication and understanding how the cultures of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration, and the provision of care, treatment, and services. 

Job Requirements
Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program (or military medical specialty training).
Six months related work experience preferred.
Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant by the Washington State Nursing Commission.
Current healthcare provider American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.