Certified Nursing Assistant - Medical Surgical Unit at Abarca Health

Sioux Center, Iowa, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Entry Level & New GradExperience Level

Part TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

Completion of 75 hours CNA course
Certified as a Nursing Assistant in the State of Iowa
CPR certification within 3 months of hire
High school diploma or GED preferred
Prior related work experience preferred
Attends 12 hours of in-service training yearly
Bi-lingual experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides bedside care, takes vital signs, passes fresh water, helps pass food trays, assists with feeding, collects urine specimens, maintains accurate intake and output of fluids, conducts hourly rounding, answers call lights
Removes peripheral IVs and Foley catheters, performs flu and strep waive testing, bladder scans, uses glucometer to test blood sugars
Logs into Vocera adding room assignments
Assists nurse with admissions by weighing patient, taking vitals, providing room orientation to patient and family, communicates activities and vital information to nurse
Applies aseptic technique, follows infection control principles and policies, displays proper care, utilization, and charging of supplies and equipment
Gives prompt assistance to co-workers, works with all departments for coordinated patient care, answers phone calls, transfers calls, pages doctors and personnel
Receives bedside reports from previous shift, receives patient assignments from Resource Nurse, provides bedside report to oncoming staff
Records and documents clinical data such as vital signs, hygiene, and activity
Collects soiled linens in Med Surg/OB/ED areas and delivers to soiled linen sorting area
Assists with distribution of clean linen to Med Surg/OB areas
Maintains a clean/neat environment in working areas including patient rooms, terminals, nurse stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas
Participates in all cleaning activities

Skills

CNA Certification

Patient Care

Vital Signs

Care Plan Assistance

Bilingual

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters

2005Year Founded

VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage

HealthcareIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO

Parental leave

Work flexibility

Health insurance

Wellness stipend

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.

Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.

Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.

The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.

Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.

Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.

Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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