Student Certified Nursing Assistant

About the role

Per Diem; varied hours/shifts according to operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide the most basic care under the direction of registered nursing staff.
• Assist with activities of daily living and provide exceptional patient care.
• Admission/Transfer/Discharge Functions: Ready patient rooms, greet and escort patient to their room, inventory possessions, assist with packing personal possessions.
• Food Service Functions: Prepare patients for meals, serve food trays and snacks, record food/fluid intake, keep water pitchers filled, assist with after meal care.
• Personnel Functions: Perform all tasks in accordance with policies/procedures, report all complaints/grievances made by the patient.
• Personal Nursing Care Functions: Assist/provide patients with oral hygiene, bath functions, dressing/undressing, bowel/bladder functions, transporting, vital signs.
• Provide all functions as delegated by Registered Nursing Staff.
• Ensure patient room is ready for expected admission, i.e., name tags, admission kit, etc.

Qualifications

• Must be a current high school student enrolled in vocational or CO-OP program.
• Written and verbal English skills at 12th grade level.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis.
• Certified Nursing Assistant Certification required.

Physical requirements

• Frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking and lifting over 10 lbs.
• Occasional need for climbing stairs, lifting in excess of 50–100 lbs and sitting.
• Constant use of hearing, sight and speech.
• Frequent use of smell and touch.
• Frequent keyboard and telephone use.
• Constant concentration and problem solving.

Pay

$19.03 – $30.95 per hour. Actual compensation determined by seniority, education, training, relevant experience, certifications, geography, job responsibilities, and other applicable factors. Compensation may exceed the base rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime, and other additional pay practices.