QUALIFICATIONS
Clearance:
- Candidates must have ability to obtain a public trust security clearance.
Education: Completion of a state-approved CNA program, successfully passed state exam, and registered in the Nursing Assistant Registry whose qualifications have been examined and certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or equivalent.
Certification: Must be registered with the Texas Nurse Aid Registry. (or another state or D.C.) BLS is also required.
Experience: One year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in the last 2 years.
TYPE OF WORK
The duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Documentation and Record-Keeping
- Patient Assessment and Monitoring
- Patient Care
- Communication and Reporting
- Safety and Infection Control
- CNAs assigned to the inpatient units may rotate between performing as an Individual Care Provider (ICP) (one to one patient care), Remote Patient Safety Attendant (RPSA) (remote monitoring in Telemetry Room), or assigned to unit to assist nursing care teams.
- CNAs shall provide age-specific care based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the inpatient wards and outpatient clinics; health care provider’s orders; the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient; and the policies and procedures of Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC).
- Shall utilize comprehensive knowledge of workload requirements in conjunction with knowledge of the composition and capabilities of assigned staff, to distribute/redistribute personnel resources in response to unforeseen patient care needs.
- Attends and participates in patient nursing reports, patient care conferences, team/unit/clinic conferences, discharge planning, and staff conferences as deemed appropriate by administrative officials.
- Demonstrates the ability to manage interpersonal relationships and maintains composure and reacts appropriately while relating to patients and families; manages distraught, irritable, unreasonable or angry individuals; and to maintain a positive rapport with all individuals involved in patient care.
- Demonstrates the ability to react with alertness and skill in any emergency, e.g., cardiac or respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, severe physical trauma and psychiatric reaction, Initiates life saving measures in the absence of a physician, depending on position and protocol, may serve as member of resuscitation or emergency code team. Assesses patients’ conditions for potential or life-threatening crises and distinguishes between normal and abnormal physical findings; initiates life saving measures in the absence of a physician.
- Shall be capable of emergency equipment operation: defibrillator, EKG machine, cardiac monitor, fire extinguisher, and other equipment as determined by MTF, unit/clinic, and position.
- Shall provide high-quality customer service/customer satisfaction. CNAs shall not have more than two substantiated complaints in any twelve-month period. CNAs shall not have more than two error and untimely reports each month, which were caused by inaccurate or late reporting.
Benefits package includes:
- Salary $19.42 – $24/ hourly
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- 2 weeks’ vacation
- 56 hours paid sick leave
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. GCI gives preferential treatment to veterans.