Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Employee Type:
Regular. Shift: Day - 12 hour shift (United States of America).

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients or residents receive an appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms and reporting changes in patients condition to RN/LPN.

• High School Diploma with successful completion of state approved course of study and certification testing for Nursing Assistant training, and/or documented completion of military equivalent, and/or successful completion of fundamentals semester of nursing school.
• Previous nursing assistant experience.

• Knowledge of infections, conditions, and the general terminology used by medical professionals.
• Computer Skills.
• Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Attention to detail.

• Certified Nursing Assistant
  - National Nurse Aide Assessment Program.
• Basic Life Support Certified
  - American Heart Association.

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