CNA, PRN

Job Summary

Affords assistance to professional nursing personnel in providing patient care within designated areas. Assists patients with daily activities, offers emotional support, and performs advanced clinical tasks under professional supervision.

Essential Functions

• Communicates unit activities, needs, and issues to supervisor
• Performs general nursing duties such as positioning, lifting, turning, applying special equipment, assisting with toileting, ambulation, and dressing changes
• Takes and documents vital signs accurately
• Maintains patient rooms and beds for admission, transfer, and discharge
• Assists with patient belongings and property management
• Responds to patient calls, telephones, and paging systems
• Applies and removes restraints under RN direction
• Ensures patient positioning and alignment
• Supports RN/LVN/LPN with complex treatments
• Serves and removes patient meal trays
• Assists with range of motion exercises and mobility
• Documents care provided according to facility policies
• Attends interdisciplinary meetings to contribute to patient care plans
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Valid CNA certification in the state of employment
• CPR certification required
• Six months experience in long-term care environment preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to react decisively in emergencies
• Basic computer literacy
• Fluent English reading, writing, and speaking skills
• Good and regular attendance