Clinical Nursing Assistant (Cna) – Companion Tele-Sitter

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering sign on bonuses for Clinical Nursing Assistants (CNA):

• 0-1 years of experience eligible for $2,500 (full time)
• 1+ years of experience eligible for $4,000 (full time)

• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.
• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time CNA position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.

Telesitters are CNAs or hands-off Companions that observe patients at risk for self-harm or other safety issues through a system of remote visual monitoring cameras. The observation room is in-house but removed from the patients’ rooms. They are responsible for monitoring patients for self-harm, elopement and fall risks, and other patients who require monitoring. Telesitters view patients in real-time, cameras do not record. Telesitters can talk with the patients through the system to ask them not to get out of bed, not to pull at a device, to wait until the nurse comes, etc. but do not interact with patients face to face.

• Experience: N/A
• Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
  • Education: Participates in continuing education relative to role as defined.

  • License/Certifications: Must be certified as a Nursing Assistant by the State of Maine and be on the State of Maine Registry, having completed a six-week or equivalent course.

  • Experience: N/A

  • Ability to read, write, and speak English in order to follow oral or written instructions and complete standard forms.

  • Ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations.

  • Interpersonal skills necessary to exchange information and maintain courteous relationships with patients, families, visitors, and Maine Medical Center employees.

  • Knowledge of standards, policies, procedures and organizational structure of the unit, the Department of Nursing, and Maine Medical Center.
• License/Certifications: Must be certified as a Nursing Assistant by the State of Maine and be on the State of Maine Registry, having completed a six-week or equivalent course.
• Under supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse and according to established policies and procedures, uses the remote visual monitoring system to observe the patients and provide supervision to 10-12 patients at a time for a number of safety related reasons. The first line of action will be to verbally redirect the patient from engaging in any at risk behaviors. Next will be to summon the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance. Monitor staff will be knowledgeable and abide by patient and institutional confidentiality. The Companion Telesitter will maintain an orderly monitoring station, document events and any changes to observation expectations within the monitoring system. Consideration of the special needs and behaviors of specific patient populations is required. Will be used as a clinical resource to unlicensed telesitters. Will help to maintain lists for equal distribution of monitored patients.
• Position Summary
  • Under supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse and according to established policies and procedures, uses the remote visual monitoring system to observe the patients and provide supervision to 10-12 patients at a time for a number of safety related reasons. The first line of action will be to verbally redirect the patient from engaging in any at risk behaviors. Next will be to summon the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance. Monitor staff will be knowledgeable and abide by patient and institutional confidentiality. The Companion Telesitter will maintain an orderly monitoring station, document events and any changes to observation expectations within the monitoring system. Consideration of the special needs and behaviors of specific patient populations is required. Will be used as a clinical resource to unlicensed telesitters. Will help to maintain lists for equal distribution of monitored patients.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to exchange information and maintain courteous relationships with patients, families, visitors, and Maine Medical Center employees.
• Education: Participates in continuing education relative to role as defined.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations.
• Knowledge of standards, policies, procedures and organizational structure of the unit, the Department of Nursing, and Maine Medical Center.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English in order to follow oral or written instructions and complete standard forms.
• Additional Information MaineHealth was ranked a Best-In-State Employer in 2021 and one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2022 by Forbes! MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. Learn more about our system at mainehealth.org With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement. Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.

• Seeking a career as a CNA but not currently on the Registry? We offer a paid Internship program! Earn while you learn – get started today! CNA Training | Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME (mainehealth.org)