CNA - Medical Unit
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Oak Bluffs, MA
3x12 hrs

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

PURPOSE OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION: The primary purpose of your job as a member of the nursing staff is to assist the nursing staff under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will participate in a wide range of patient care activities, for a mainly geriatric population, functions and services for assigned patients, which include direct care and task oriented assignments. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY: Reports to the Charge Nurse or designee. JOB FUNCTIONS: Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT / DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Implements patient care: Implements clinical and technical aspects of care and nursing orders in accordance with established policies and procedures. Intervenes with proper technique, procedure and safety precautions to meet individual needs of patient Implements physician’s orders Documents nursing intervention, patient response, effectiveness, complications, etc. communicates information to licensed nursing personnel Consults with all available in-house resource personnel and departments for treatment Respects dignity and confidentiality of patient acting as an advocate Provides a safe and secure environment for patient Functions within limits of hospital and nursing department policies and procedures Performs in a calm and professional manner during crisis and/or emergency situation Accountability: Quality of work Adheres to nursing dress code and wears identification pin Demonstrates organizational skills in providing nursing care by ability to adopt changing workloads Daily assignments are completed within an 8-hour shift without compromising the quality of care Performs according to policy: • Temperature • Pulse • Respiration • Blood pressure • Weight/height • Prepares patient rooms on admission, daily, and upon patient request • 12 lead EKG • O2 sat • Pulse oximeter • Patient personal hygiene • Positioning and transferring of patients • Specimen collection • Glucometer • Patient transportation Maintains open communication channels with all colleagues and supervisors Communicates factual and pertinent information in report Documents according to policy ADL flow sheet • Vital signs • weight • Blood sugar • Intake and output Restraint checklist May be assigned additional tasks such as re-stocking rooms, equipment maintenance, patient transportation EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: • High school graduate or equivalent • Massachusetts CNA License • BLS EXPERIENCE: • Previous medical/surgical experience preferred