Patient Care Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant Med Surg Medical 2 (5 East) Unit-Full Time-Days

About the role

Newport News, Virginia. Full‑time days 7 am–7 pm. Works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse/LPN and Nurse Manager/Director, providing personal care to hospital patients (including those needing special precautions) and performing specified treatments. Must demonstrate age‑appropriate care, knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, and promote a safe work environment per national patient safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of technology systems necessary for patient data collection.
• Ensures availability of resources (equipment, instruments, supplies) to support positive patient outcomes.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly work/patient environment: cleans work stations/areas and equipment, stocks supplies, stores equipment properly.
• Follows the plan of care to perform treatments and procedures competently and independently under RN/LPN direction (e.g., enemas, vital signs, ice application, compresses, perineal care, rectal tube, sitz bath, unsterile sites, straining urine for stones, specimen collection, etc.).
• Provides care consistent with verbal and/or written instructions, ensuring patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care within legal standards while respecting privacy and the patient’s value system.
• Accurately completes all required documentation as directed by RN/LPN.
• Participates positively in training and support of team members, volunteers, and students as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year; prior experience in an acute health care setting preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications:
  • Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) – Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (preferred).
  • In lieu of CNA, will accept EMT‑B (Basic) from VDHP or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or Certified/Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA), or Medical Assistant Program Graduate, or current enrollment in an LPN or RN diploma/degree program with at least 80 clinical hours completed.
  • CPR/BLS Certification – American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC/ASHI) upon hire (required).
  • CPR/BLS Instructor – AHA/ARC/ASHI upon hire (required).

Pay

Hiring range: $16.80 – $21.83 per hour. Actual pay is determined based on job‑related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Schedule

Full‑time, days 7 am–7 pm.