Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant CNA - Full-Time and On-Call AM/PM/NOC

A Certified Nursing Assistant’s

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.

• Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.

• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information.

• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.

• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.

• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.

• Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.

• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and jcaho standards.

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.

• Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.