CNA - Cardiopulmonary, Per Diem

At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day. Position Summary: The CNA Tech provides direct and indirect patient care services that meets the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care; meets the communication needs of patient and family; provides care that reflects initiative and responsibility of professional expectations, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Maintains regulatory requirements, nursing and hospital policies, procedures and standards. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care and comfort. Communicates with providers and team members about changes in patient’s clinical condition. Additionally, is able to perform general nursing duties in all departments with adequate supervision.Essential Duties:+ Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient's age.+ Provides morning care which may include bed bath, shower or whirlpool, oral hygiene, foley care, combing hair, back care, changing bed linens, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day.+ Provides evening care which includes hands/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care/foley care, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room and other general care as needed.+ Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.+ Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary.+ Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.+ Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs and makes rounds to assigned patients/updates communication boards as needed.+ Assist patients with the handling of personal property: dentures, classes, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, etc.+ Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.+ Transports patients to and from various departments in the hospital. Stocks/locates wheelchairs if none are available.+ Reports and when appropriate, records any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients and unusual incidents.+ Assists in the preparation of Admissions, transfers, post ops and discharge of patients.+ Assists RNs with treatment procedures.+ Demonstrates ability to revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness.+ Implements the plan of care as delegated by the RN to attain patient’s optimal level of functioning.+ Reports any changes from the patient’s normal clinical baseline to RN.+ Provides general nursing care: positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment (once trained), assisting patients with the bedpan, commode; assists ambulating patients, finger stick blood sugars. Uses correct body mechanics.+ Checks patient for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to RN.+ Performs simple dressing changes as delegated by the RN+ Performs 1:1 care to patients as delegated by the RN.+ Obtains and records temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, intake and output-empties Foley’s and drains as delegated by the RN.+ Applies oxygen as delegated by the RN.+ Attends report with oncoming shift to ensure the unit is left in good condition.+ Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.+ Communicates appropriately and clearly to team leader, co-workers, physicians and the Rehabilitation Services staff.+ Consults other departments, as appropriate, to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.+ Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.+ Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity; ensures patient confidentiality.+ Practices careful, efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linens and follows established charge procedures for patient charge items.+ Follows infection control procedures. + Keeps the unit clean and organized- trash cans, patient rooms, nurses’ station, stock isolation carts, empty linen carts etc.+ Follows hand hygiene policies.+ Meets current documentation standards and policies.+ Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.+ Medical and surgical asepsis is carried out during treatments and special procedures.+ Responds to the patient appropriately in emergency or physically distressful situation.+ Performs other duties as assigned within the CNA’s scope of practice.+ Performs an electrocardiogram.+ Performs Venipuncture for blood collection-only in the Emergency Department.+ Performs a straight catheter procedure on an adult patient 18 years of age or older.+ Provides Gastro-intestinal Tube (G-Tube) and percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) gravity tube feedings only to an established G-Tube or PEG Tube on an adult patient 18 years and older.+ Assists a patient with established continuous passive motion therapy (CPM)- excluding Emergency Department.+ Performs a Bladder Scan on an Adult Patient 18 years of age or older.+ Obtain a swab for surveillance culture.Education and Experience:+ High School graduate or equivalent Preferred.+ Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of Maine, active on the State of Maine CNA Registry.+ Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required.+ One year of continuous CNA experience required.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:+ Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.+ Additional languages preferred.+ Basic computer knowledge.+ Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience StandardsI am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environmentI am actively listening and seeking informationI am honest, truthful, and consistentI am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathyI am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriateI am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamworkI am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.+ Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.+ Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team. If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community. Central Maine Healthcare System The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.