CNA - Same Day Surgery

🩺 Join the Same Day Surgery Team at Bingham Healthcare

Be the Comfort, Compassion & Support Patients Need.

Do you love helping people and making a difference during important moments in their healthcare journey? Bingham Healthcare is looking for a compassionate, dependable Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our Same Day Surgery team!

In this role, you'll help patients feel safe, comfortable, and cared for as they prepare for surgery and navigate their perioperative experience. From assisting with personal care and patient transportation to supporting nurses, physicians, and anesthesia staff, you'll play an important part in creating a positive patient experience.

If you're a team player with a caring attitude, strong attention to detail, and a desire to be part of a fast-paced surgical environment, we'd love to meet you!

⭐ Why Choose Bingham Healthcare?

Bingham Healthcare is one of Southeast Idaho's leading healthcare organizations, built on a commitment to high-quality care, compassion, teamwork, and community.

When you join Team Bingham, you'll be part of a collaborative healthcare environment where every role matters and every interaction is an opportunity to make a difference.

• Meaningful Patient Connections: Help patients feel comfortable and supported during their surgical experience.
• Teamwork That Matters: Work alongside nurses, surgeons, anesthesia staff, and other healthcare professionals.
• A Supportive Environment: Join a team that values professionalism, communication, and collaboration.
• Opportunities to Learn: Build experience in a specialized surgical services setting.
• Community-Focused Care: Be part of an organization dedicated to caring for the people of Southeast Idaho.

💙 Why You'll Love This Role

• Make Patients Feel at Ease: Provide reassurance, emotional support, and comfort measures.
• Stay Hands-On: Assist with daily care, vital signs, personal hygiene, and patient mobility.
• Be Part of the Surgical Team: Help prepare a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patient care.
• Every Detail Counts: Support accurate patient identification, specimen handling, and communication with the care team.
• Make Every Interaction Count: Help patients and families feel respected, informed, and cared for.

🩺 Position Summary

The Same Day Surgery CNA provides direct patient care and support services under the supervision and direction of licensed personnel. This position helps maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients while supporting the daily operations of the Surgical Services department.

The ideal candidate is compassionate, attentive, dependable, and able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced setting while following hospital policies, safety standards, and established patient care procedures.

🚑 What You'll Do

Patient Care & Comfort

• Provide personal care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Assist patients with showering, dressing, oral care, and toileting.
• Keep patients who experience incontinence clean and dry.
• Assist with meals and serve patient trays as needed.
• Provide emotional support, comfort measures, and appropriate explanations to patients and families.
• Observe patients for changes in physical or mental condition and report concerns to the charge nurse.
• Measure and record vital signs and report changes as needed.
• Collect specimens, accurately label them, and administer enemas as directed and within the role's authorized scope.

Surgical Services & Patient Safety

• Escort patients or arrange transportation to their assigned rooms.
• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Help ensure patients are safely transported to and from the Surgery Department.
• Verify patient identity according to hospital policies and applicable standards.
• Assist physicians and other clinical staff as needed and within the CNA's scope of practice.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for surgical care.
• Promptly respond to patient call lights and communicate potential concerns or conflicts to surgical team management.
• Document unusual occurrences during the perioperative phase accurately and promptly.

Department Support & Organization

• Keep patient rooms neat and clean, and change bed linens as needed.
• Stock and maintain inventory of unit supplies.
• Handle weekly ordering of paper products and unit supplies.
• Work collaboratively with surgical staff, anesthesia staff, physicians, and other departments.
• Attend required safety training and follow hospital safety procedures, including exposure control plans for bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
• Participate in continuing education as required to maintain hospital and department standards.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

✅ What We're Looking For

✔️ Compassionate: You treat patients and families with dignity, kindness, and respect.

✔️ Detail-Oriented: You understand the importance of patient identification, accurate documentation, and proper specimen labeling.

✔️ Team-Focused: You communicate positively and work effectively with a variety of healthcare professionals.

✔️ Dependable: You respond promptly to patient needs and follow through on assigned responsibilities.

✔️ Safety-Minded: You follow hospital policies, infection prevention practices, and established procedures.

✔️ Adaptable: You're comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change.

✔️ Professional: You maintain patient privacy, respect patient rights, and work within your scope of practice under licensed supervision.

📋 Job Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Surgical experience preferred, but not required.

Required Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS).

🌟 Ready to Make a Difference?

Every patient deserves to feel safe, respected, and cared for - especially when preparing for surgery. As part of our Same Day Surgery team, you'll help make that experience a little easier through your compassion, attention to detail, and dedication to excellent care.

If you're ready to bring your skills and caring attitude to a team where your contribution matters, we'd love to hear from you!

Bingham Healthcare - Experience Excellence.

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