Job Category:

Clinical Support

Work Shift/Schedule:

12 Hr Evening - Morning

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Department Overview

Cardiovascular Intermediate Care Unit (CVIMC) is a 24 Bed Unit. This telemetry unit is monitored by the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU).  The types of patients on this unit include:

Patients On this Unit:

• Pre-open heart surgery and other cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients
• Stable post-op open-heart, along with other cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients transferred from higher level of care.  
• Pre and post cardiac catheterization patients.
• Pre and post cardiac intervention patients, including pacemaker insertions and ICD implantations.
• Interventional peripheral and renal angioplasty patients requiring sheath care and removal
• Patients with arterial and venous sheath care, monitoring and removal
• Treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmia
• Pre and post electrophysiology and ablation therapy
• Pre and post valve replacement, including TAVR

Job Summary

Provides a wide variety of support services for the units (s). Provides clerical support by maintaining patient records, unit supplies, equipment, and serving as a facilitator for communications for the assigned area. Performs patient care within the scope of defined practice and interacts with patients, public, and employees throughout the institution. Functions under the direction of a registered professional nurse. Works collaboratively with the healthcare team. This position will care for patients in the adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. Employee performs duties in accordance with population specific guidelines and adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as outlined in policy and procedures.
 

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Current Georgia Certified Nursing Assistant or successful completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Course if a nursing student.

• Educational Requirements: Reading, writing, and math skills at a 10th grade completion level or higher as evidenced by a High School Diploma, GED, or high school transcript showing completion of at least the sophomore level of high school. 

• Minimum Experience: No previous experience is required, on-the-job training in practices  and procedures of the hospital and medical terminology is provided. Previous experience as a nursing assistant or unit aide is desirable. 

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively with other departments and the general public

• Ability to accept direction from the nursing staff; ability to perform the basic skills and procedures designated for unit

• assistants

• Typing skills preferred but not required; ability to operate the electronic medical record (EMR)

• Good interpersonal skills & adaptable in changing situations & work assignments

• Must be able to concentrate during multiple interactions & interruptions

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Obtains and reports basic patient physiological data (such as vital signs, weight, skin condition, color and character of urine and stool.

• Utilizes proper body mechanics, provides for positioning, mobility, hygiene, ADL, and/or comfort needs according to procedure and direction.

• Monitors fluids intake and output and documenting.

• Promptly identifies and reports physical and mental status changes to licensed staff assigned to the patient.

• Organizes patient care and sets appropriate priorities by implementing physician and nursing orders within prescribed time frames.

• Performs therapeutic procedures within the parameters of the job description; reporting patient's response to supervising nurse.

• Makes frequent rounds to patient's room in addition to responding without prompting to patient call lights, instituting appropriate actions.

• Explains procedure or care to be provided to patient prior to start of procedure such a mobilizing patient.

• Accurately & timely records patient data and forwards