Description: Job Summary:
Under general supervision of the registered nurse and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, the CPCA assists in the provision of basic patient care in accordance with their training and certification.
Essential Responsibilities:

Provides or assists with patient care delivery, clerical functions, telemetry monitoring, and provision of unit support through a variety of functions. Essential Functions: Provides basic nursing care needs to assigned patients and makes visual observations reporting abnormalities in accordance with established nursing procedures & policies; documents patient observation and direct care information to patients medical records. Take assignments accurately. Works as a team member with the assigned RN & other healthcare workers to provide care. Manages electronic medical records, including accurate processing of admission, transfer, and discharge/orders. Handling of important documentation ie: Medicare letter, implant cards, Advance Directives, etc. Acts as a communication liaison for the Unit/Department, greets new patients, families, and visitors, and manages multi-line phone systems. Visit each assigned patient at the beginning of the shift/assignment & report observations to the RN. Make rounds on assigned patients at least every two hours, observing and reporting changes to the RN. Use the multidisciplinary plan of care as a guide for individualized patient care & teaching as directed by the RN. Identify discharge barriers & communicate to RN. Assist with or provide activities of daily living (ADLs) including baths, linen change of occupied & unoccupied bed, dressing, feeding, providing water, grooming & home hygiene, AM & HS care, mouth/foley/peri-care. Perform bladder scanning, straight cath (mini-cath) in and out of adults= 18 years. Collect specimens & record specimen collection. Reinforce pulmonary hygiene including use of incentive spirometer, maintain oxygen, & connects patient to pulse oximeter. Provide nourishments; monitor& set up NG feedings, G-tube feeding or J-tube feeding for the nurse to administer. Administers minor treatments & procedures such as, but not limited to, EKG test administration, non-medicated enemas (Harris flush, soap suds), non-sterile dressing changes; sitz baths, apply ostomy appliances to old, healed sites; perform oral suctioning; safely apply heat/cooling measures; perform surgical preps; complete pre-op checklist. Perform wound cleaning and irrigation, and apply simple dressings. Apply CPM machine, sequential stocking. Perform POC testing and quality control checks. Provide bed exercises, including range of motion & positioning, & assist patient in ambulating when necessary. For each patient, documents care provided, including but not limited to: oral intake, all output, vital signs, weights, and measurements in a concise, accurate, legible & timely manner in the medical record. Transports patients for transfer, discharge, or other needs as directed. Provide post-mortem care. Maintains prescribed standards of cleanliness & organization for assigned work areas replenishing stock supplies as necessary. Remove faulty, non-functioning equipment from service, label, & report to the appropriate personnel. Order supplies & equipment as needed. Enters equipment repair requests in EMSR. Comply with patient safety practices/policies. Comply with nursing department policies regarding patient rights and restraints. Participates in providing appropriate emergency procedures as indicated. Respond to codes & other life-threatening situations as appropriate or directed. Demonstrate understanding of assigned role in external/internal disasters. Participate in emergency drills & mock codes. Utilizes house-wide computer to input pending & actual discharge (within 10 minutes of patient departure). Skills assessments & validations are utilized to ensure that employees providing patient care to specific age groups (i.e. infants, adolescents, elderly, etc.) are proficient identifying the special needs & behaviors associated with a particular patient population. Responds to patient alarms, i.e. bed alarms, telemetry alarms, etc. Maintains effective communication and collaboration with physician, staff, and responsible nurse. Maintains current knowledge and competency in rhythm and dysrhythmia identification. Compiles and records data for patient record and unit purposes. Notify nurse of any change regarding arrhythmia changes and pertinent cardiac events. Completes other tasks as assigned by the RN or supervisor.
Basic Qualifications: Experience

Six (6) months of work experience in a healthcare setting.
Successful completion of a basic arrhythmia recognition competency course no more than two (2) years prior to hiring date, and/or successful completion of an equivalent EKG arrhythmia test upon hire, and annually thereafter. 
Education
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required. License, Certification, Registration Nursing Assistant Certificate - Level 2 (Oregon)
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
Completed Certified Nursing Assistant II program approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing (copy of certificate required).Computer keyboarding skills; type twenty five (25) words per minute (finalists will be required to pass). Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience in a hospital setting.Clinical experience.