Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description

Two immediate needs 245pm to 1115pm or 1045 pm to 715am

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN professional to all assigned patients, and maintains a safe patient area. He/she assumes responsibility and accountability for patient care as a team member in order to achieve established outcomes.

-Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.

-Takes vital signs under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of the results.

-Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens including stool, urine, and sputum.

-Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient’s intake and output.

-Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in patient’s condition.

-Acts in the role of patient sitter when needed.

-Maintains a clean and safe nursing unit and patient room.

-Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).

-This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

-Contacts: Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Must have at least 1+ year of experience working in an Acute setting.

CNA Float Pool- Must be willing to act as a sitter as needed and float to other units as needed.

Must be highly reliable and be available to work all days and not have any scheduling issues that are not pre-disclosed prior to offer.