Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Job Description
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$1000 SIGN ON BONUS!
Seeking a skilled CNA to provide outstanding patient care and physical support for patients and residents on a daily basis. To do well in this role you should have your state certified nursing assistant certification and a nursing degree from a recognized CNA program.
CNA Responsibilities:
-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 appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
-Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, 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 urine.
-Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
-Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
-Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.
CNA Requirements:
-State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
-Current CPR (American Heart Association).
-Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
-High School graduate or equivalent.
-Current valid identification.
-Comfortable using a computer.
-Excellent personal hygiene.