Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA

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• Performs tasks related to routine patient care within an assigned unit under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Assists with patient's plan of care by providing and/or assisting with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, grooming, mobility, and comfort.
• Effectively and efficiently coordinates daily patient care activities on the nursing unit.
• Assists nursing staff to facilitate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Assists patients in meeting nutritional needs, including feeding, providing fluids and supplements.
• Orders, stocks, and replenishes unit supplies and necessary equipment in a cost‑efficient manner.
• Participates in identifying unit financial responsibility during budget preparation and assists with keeping unit within its budget restraints.
• Facilitates unit communication (telephones, intercom system, call light system, computers, etc.) and relays information as appropriate.
• Communicates patient information, concerns, or issues to appropriate interdisciplinary team members.
• Facilitates and directs communication among visitors, employees, and physicians within assigned unit.
• Welcomes visitors to the unit by greeting them, answering questions, giving directions, and referring inquiries to nursing staff.
• Answers telephone calls and directs calls and inquiries to the appropriate department or staff member.
• Maintains a polite and friendly demeanor in all interactions, whether by phone or in person.
• Ensures a safe and clean environment for patients and health care team.
• Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.
• Adheres to professional standards, behavioral standards, and hospital policies as set forth by the organization.
• Complies with applicable local, state, federal policies and regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality by protecting personal health‑care information of all patients.

• High School Diploma or GED

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Maintains knowledge and resources necessary to provide age‑appropriate care.
• Recognizes and reports changes and abnormalities in the patient's condition.
• Utilizes and cares for equipment and supplies on the nursing unit.
• Basic knowledge of computers preferred.
• Can read and write.
• Meets continuing education requirements upon hire and annually as determined by unit and continuing education department.
• Prioritizes patient care, carries out assigned duties, documents and reports the same.
• Assumes additional duties as delegated or needed.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
• Promotes harmony on the unit and with other departments.
• Projects a positive image of the unit to all customers.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care