Certified Nurse Assistant II - Cardiac Telemetry

Welcome to Cardiac Telemetry! Full-Time Day – Make a Difference with a Team That Feels Like Home
Looking for a CNA II day shift where you’re more than just a number? Our Cardiac Telemetry is known for its compassionate leadership, low turnover, and strong sense of camaraderie. We care for patients with a wide range of acute medical needs, giving you the chance to grow your clinical skills in a supportive environment. With leaders who are present and deeply invested in your success, this is a day shift that offers stability, impact, and community.

• Schedule: 7am - 7pm, day Shift, Full-Time 
• Department: Cardiac Telemetry 
• Location:  Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center - NH NHRMC

Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers.

Why become a Certified Nursing Assistant at Novant Health?  Tuition Reimbursement Programs to assist you in your career growth!

Novant Health is committed to improving the health of its communities, one person at a time. We have a strong focus on innovation and research offering best-in-class technology and clinical care. We are committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to all our patients as well as equipping our workforce with the tools and support needed.

Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.

Education: High School Diploma Required

Completion of NAI and NAII programs required

Experience: One year Preferred

Licensure/Certification/Registration: NA registry as NA I in good standing. Current NAII certification with state. Required

Additional Skills Preferred: Basic computer skills for documentation

Essential Functions
  
Performs personal care (activities of daily living): Bathing (assist, bed bath, tub bath, shower, sitz bath), mouth care, skin care, hair care, nail care, bedmaking (modified), dressing and undressing.

Uses appropriate body mechanics: Applies proper technique when assisting patients with turningand positioning, transfers (chair and stretcher), use of lifts, assistance with ambulation, and range of motion exercises.
  
Assists with patient's nutritional needs: Prepares patients for meal time, assists and/or feeds patients, measures and records intake and output, collaborates with the nurse regarding patient's increased or restricted fluid needs.

Assists with patient's elimination needs: Bedpan/urinal, bowel/bladder retraining, collect/test specimens, perineal/catheter care, applies condom caths, enemas (non-medicated), empties drainage devices from body cavities/wounds, and measures and records output.
  
Adheres to safety measures: Side rails/call bells, mitts and restraints, Basic Life Support including AED, CPR, Anti-Choking (Heimlich Maneuver), infection control (handwashing, isolation technique, universal precautions). Utilizes safety devices and good body mechanics to avoid injury to patient or self. Cleans equipment according to policy and returns it to appropriate area and unit. Maintains cleanliness in patient room, utility room, medication room, and desk area. Keeps hallways clear of equipment.

Special procedures: Obtains and records vital signs - temperature (oral, rectal, axillary), pulse (radial, apical), respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry (O2 saturation), finger stick blood sugars, height, and weight (stand-up scales/bed scales). Application of heat/cold therapy. Prevention and care for decubitus ulcers. Surgical skin preps and scrubs. Applies and removes ace bandages, TEDs and binders, and EKG monitor leads. Provides postmortem care. Assists patient with appropriate cough/deep breathing technique.

CNA II specific special procedures: Provides IV site care/dressing changes and discontinues peripheral IV catheters. Performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suction. Simple oxygen set up and flow rate monitoring (nasal cannula only). Performs urinary catheterization insertion and removal. Clamps feeding tubes and removes oral/nasogastric feeding tubes. Performs clean dressing changes and sterile dressing changes (wound over 48 hours old). Ostomy and tracheostomy care. Break up and removal of fecal impaction.

Assists in admission, discharge, and transfer process: Assumes responsibility for gathering and labeling patient belongings for transfer or discharge and accompanies patient when indicated. Orients patient/family in use of call bell, lights, phone, emergency call bell, television, and information packet, including hospital policies. Transports patients to other units/departments or to discharge area as needed.
 
Notifies nurse of changes in patient's condition or behavior, results of treatments, accidents, incidents, errors, and all abnormal values of patient data (such as vital signs and blood glucose).
 
Teamwork: Develops and maintains positive relationships with team members/internal customers. Consistently demonstrates a willingness to adjust activities to accommodate the needs of team members/internal customers. Resolves conflicts independently, as appropriate. Accepts responsibility for actions and responds positively upon feedback from others.

Restocks routine medication administration related supplies for nurse and may have access to noncontrolled patient medications; is required to ensure unattended storage device within a patient’s room is secure and locked at all times to prevent unauthorized access; is required to alert pharmacy or nursing personnel if unsecured medications are found.

Non-Essential Functions
All other duties as assigned.