Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA/PCT) - SRNA Certification
Certified Nursing Assistant - Progressive Care Unit
Part-Time,First Shift
BHCOR-Cor ICU CCU/PCU Dept. I Corbin, KY
PCU is a 20-bed unit capable of monitoring patients via central telemetry 24 hours a dayPCU serves as a place for the monitoring and care of patientsage16 to geriatric with moderate or potentially severephysiologicinstability, requiring technical support but not necessarily artificial life support.
Performscarerequiressubstantial specialized knowledge, judgement and nursing skills based upon the principles of psychological, biological,physicaland social sciences in the application of the nursing process. Utilizes high-level assessment skills to design and ensure multidisciplinary patient care to meet holistic needs, incorporating established practice guidelines and regulatory standards.
Provides direct patient care and clinical support under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Monitors and documents vital signs, weights, intake/output, and other patient information accurately.
Assistspatients with daily living activities including hygiene, mobility, feeding, repositioning, and comfort needs while promoting dignity and safety.
Supports admissions, transfers, discharges, and department-specific clinical procedures as directed.
Observes and reports changes in patient condition or concerns to the nursing team promptly.
Collects specimens andassistswith routine patient care procedures.
Delivers compassionate, patient-centered service to patients, families, and visitors.
Maintains compliance with hospital safety, infection prevention, and quality standards.
Requirements:
Current Kentucky Nurse Aide CertificationrequiredOR successful completion of the first year of a nursing program with validation of a clinical rotation consistent with level of education.
High School Diploma or GEDrequired
No experiencerequired; patient care experience preferred.
Candidates without Nurse Aide Certification must obtain certification within 6 months of hire.
BLS certificationrequiredwithin90 daysof hire.
Additionaljob-specific training andcertificationsrequiredwithin establishedtimeframes
Benefits:
Preventive Plan
Life Insurance
Retirement Plans
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Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.
Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
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