Patient Care Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant Med Surg Unit Medical 3 Full Time-Days

Location: Newport News, Virginia

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.

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse/LPN and Nurse Manager/Director in personal care of hospital patients and their environment, including those needing special precautions, and performs specified treatments.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills appropriate to the age of patients served, applying principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
• Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for staff and patients, incorporating national patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrates understanding of technology systems necessary for patient data collection.
• Ensures availability of resources (equipment, instruments, supplies) needed for positive patient outcomes.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly work/patient environment by cleaning work stations/areas, equipment; stocking supplies; placing equipment in proper storage areas.
• Follows plan of care and performs treatments and procedures competently/independently under direction of RN/LPN, which may include enemas, vital signs, ice application, compresses, perineal care, rectal tube, sitz bath, unsterile site care, strain urine for stones, specimen collection, etc.
• Provides care consistent with verbal and/or written instructions, maintaining privacy and supporting the patient’s value system.
• Accurately completes all required documentation.
• Participates positively in training and support of team members, volunteers, and students as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience, preferably in an acute health‑care setting.
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – Virginia Department of Health Professions, or equivalent (EMT‑B, Certified/Registered Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant program graduate, or currently enrolled in LPN or RN program with at least 80 clinical hours completed).
• CPR/BLS Certification (American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute) – required upon hire.
• CPR/BLS Instructor certification – required upon hire.