Job Information
Acadia Healthcare Unit Clerk Monday- Friday 1st shift- C.N.A required - $15.00 in Magee, Mississippi
Description
Complete diet sheets, perform and document vital signs, heights, and weights on patients accurately and according to schedule and report abnormal readings to nurse.
Measure patients' head circumference on admission and PRN (As Needed) accurately and in a timely manner.
Maintain daily worksheet, current forms, and proper tab filing in medical charts accurately and in a timely manner.
Locate patients for physician rounds and psychiatric staffings in a timely manner.
Assist nurse during medication administration time.
Set up water for medication administration in a timely manner.
Assist in transporting patients to appointments in a timely manner.
Transport lab specimens/reports to and from clinic/hospital in a timely manner.
Transport drug orders to pharmacy and submit requisition for nursing supplies as assigned.
Document in the medical chart on residents when they leave facility on pass and return to facility from pass accurately and in a timely manner.
Ensure confidentiality of resident's identity by requiring caller to provide patient's Identification number.
Answer telephone in a polite, courteous manner, and correctly transfer calls to requested extension in a timely manner
Provide care and/or conduct patient/resident interactions in a manner appropriate for the age, culture, and population being served.
Follow all safety policies and adhere to all worker's compensation program guidelines.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Skills
Required
Communication: Advanced
Attention to Detail: Advanced
Behaviors
Required
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Required
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Education
Required
- High School/GED or better
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
- Cert Nursing Asst
Experience
Preferred
- 1 year: Prefer CNA certified and 1 year experience working with children and adolescents
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)