Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

Responsibilities

• Around the clock hand washing
• Provide hygiene and daily living assistance
• Assisting with bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, transferring with a gait belt, Hoyer lift, sliding board etc.
• Ambulate, turn, and position patients as required
• Set up patient with meals as needed
• Light housekeeping, laundry, assist client to doctors' appointments
• Document electronically intakes and outputs of urine and specimens', glucose and vitals
• Home exercises, range of motion, ambulation
• Maintain patients' area clean and safe from hazardous items
• HIPPA is required
• Must report any changes to charge nurse

Requirements

• Successful completion of a nursing assistant course or the equivalent
• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• CPR FIRST/ AID & AED (American heart Association only)
• TB test result
• Previous hospital, home health and or skilled facility experience with acceptable references preferred
• Excellent customer service skills