CNA/RNA PCU

CHI Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits.  We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout the South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.

St. Michael Medical Center is looking for compassionate professionals to join our team in our NEW HOSPITAL in Silverdale! This 500,000 Square-foot hospital will be the most energy efficient hospital in Washington and will provide an extraordinary healing environment for our patients with beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains and Dyes Inlet. In addition, the entire campus has been developed with the well-being of our team in mind with dedicated respite areas and generous break areas (see the views!) along with the Clear Creek trail running through the hospital grounds, encouraging walks and connection with the community. Be a part of this groundbreaking addition to CHI Franciscan!

Visit our website at www.stmichaelopening.org  for 360 degree photos and virtual tour of the new hospital

Our mission is to deliver high quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach — physical, emotional, and spiritual — is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!

Job Summary:

As a Certified Nursing Assistant, 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). Education must be included on the application and be able to be verified.

• Six months related work experience strongly preferred.
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant by the Washington State Nursing Commission.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification.
• Must be able to pass background and Drug & Nicotine screen.

NOTE:  Registered Nursing Assistant:  Employees who do not have CNA certification (but otherwise meet the qualifications of the core job) must be assigned to this classification.  CNA training must be completed including 40 hours of clinicals.  You must provide proof of application and/or pending examination for CNA certification which must be obtained within 120 days from the date of hire. 

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