Geriatric Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)

Position Overview

Aveanna Healthcare is growing and is currently seeking excellent CNAs. We have both full and part-time opportunities available including 6-8 hours during the day, evening and overnight in addition to some 10 and 12 hours.

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.
• Making sure patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• 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.
• Note observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

Requirements

• State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Required.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• FSA, Long and Short Term Disability.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401K.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the posting.