Nursing Assistant Preparatory Course

Solaris Health Care Merritt Island

Solaris Health Care Merritt Island is now hiring. We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to provide outstanding care to our residents each and every day.

We are located at 500 Crockett Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953.

Proud Partner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – join the spirited KARE KREWE of Merritt Island!

• Affordable Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (family options included)
• Advanced Pay – get paid when you want
• 401k with Company Match – plan for your future
• Generous ETO, Holidays & Sick Time – we value work life balance
• Tuition Reimbursement – invest in your growth
• Life Insurance & Disability Coverage – peace of mind for you & your family
• Uniforms Provided & Perks Programs – we've got you covered
• Shift Differentials depending on location, position & shift!

Join a team that invests in YOU - your health, future & your success!

This role requires Florida AHCA Clearinghouse background screening.

Solaris Healthcare is looking for people that have the desire to learn and grow within our amazing facility. Let us prepare you to take your state nursing assistant exam, which we will pay for once you have successfully completed our preparatory course.

The following is the description for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) which would apply to you once you have passed your state exam and we have extended an offer of employment:

Provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. Assists patient with activities of daily living, provides personal care, comforts and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of residents.

• Health – Ability to meet performance requirements
• Must be Certified Nursing Assistant
• Attend in-service programs, as assigned, to learn procedures and develop skills and meet state requirements
• Sensitive to our patients’ physical and psychosocial needs
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Capable of charting accurately in the Patient Care Record or other similar form
• Pleasant and cheerful personality
• Tactful and courteous approach with patients and visitors
• Treat all patient information as confidential material
• Adhere to dress code as directed by Center Policy (see Personnel Manual)

• Understands and practices universal precautions with all patient care
• Performs all tasks/procedures included on assignment or reports to nurse any tasks not completed
• Assists in the preparation for admission of patients
• Assists in and accompanies patients in admission, transfer and discharge procedures
• Provides post-mortem care
• Provides morning care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day
• Provides evening care, which includes hand/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, special skin care, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room, and other general care as needed
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients; lifting and turning patients; applying/utilizing special equipment; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode and ambulating the patient using a gait belt
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake and output measurements
• Adheres to policies and procedures of the Center and the Department of Nursing
• Participates in socialization activities on the unit and assists patients to activities
• Turns and positions as ordered and/or as needed, making sure no rough surfaces are in direct contact with the body. Lifts and turns with proper and safe mechanics and with available resources
• Checks for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to an RN or LPN
• Ensures that patients are dressed properly and assists as necessary. Ensures that clothing is properly stored in dressers or on hangers. Ensures that all patients are clean and dry at all times
• Checks unit for adequate linen and supplies
• Restrains patients…