Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Certified Nursing Assistant/Emergency Medical Technician

Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) is looking for a CNA/EMT to join our team! The CNA/EMT is a dual position that brings a team approach towards patient care in both the pre-hospital and hospital settings. Pre-hospital, the CNA/EMT will carry out all directives given to him/her by the EMS Coordinator and Medical Director in conjunction with their scope of practice. The CNA/EMT will support patient care by providing personal hygiene, daily living needs, and patient monitoring within their scope of practice under the direction of the Acute Care/ER Director of Nursing, EMS Coordinator and unit supervisors.

Essential Functions:

• Operates and maintains ambulances in accordance with Wyoming state laws and Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD)EMS policy and procedures.
• Assists in patient care in accordance with CCMSD EMS policy and procedure.
• Effectively and actively assesses his/her abilities and requests assistance as necessary for safe patient care.
• Attends and participates in at least 80% of all department meetings and in-service training.
• Maintains a focus on education to include timely recertification's CCMSD required education, and other opportunities of higher-level education.
• Provides residents'/patients' personal hygiene by providing bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning/repositioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Provides additional care within the scope of practice as defined by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; obtaining urine and fecal specimens; recording intake and output information.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering residents'/patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to charge nurse.
• Documents appropriately in EHR and completes additional forms, reports, and logs as needed.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Keeps patient information confidential.
• Serves and protects Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure.
• Enhances nursing department and CCMSD's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum age of 21 due to insurance.
• Have and maintain a valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Education:

• EMTs must maintain a current National Registry EMT and WY-EMS license.
• ICS 100, 200 and 700 certified within 30 days of employment.
• Current BLS
• PHTLS preferred
• EMT's must enroll in a CNA class and obtain Wyoming CNA License within 12 months of hire, or first available class.
• Maintain CNA License every 2 years
• CNAs must enroll in an EMT course and obtain their EMT License within 12 months of hire, or first available class.
• Maintain a current National Registry EMT upon completion of EMT course.
• Complete Annual / Biannual Education and Competencies
• Familiar with OSHA compliance
• Approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent patient care skills.
• Professional and discrete manner always.
• Ability to always work as a team player.
• Ability to communicate effectively and verbally as well as the ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Experience using Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR)

Hours of Work: - Rotating shifts, weekends and holidays required.

Pay: Competitive salary with regular salary increases.

Benefits: Medical plans offered with deeply discounted rates for using CCMSD facilities, Free Telemedicine options, Dental, Vision, Supplemental plans, PTO, Sick Leave, Retirement with company match, Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement programs, Employee Assistance Program.

Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CCMSD is contingent on the successful completion of an employee health screening and background check. We are a drug/alcohol free workplace, and all employees are subject to a pre-employment drug screen as well as random drug screening as part of your employment. 

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