Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description : Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN professional to all assigned patients, and maintains a safe patient area.

He / she assumes responsibility and accountability for patient care as a team member in order to achieve established outcomes.

Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance) : Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.

Takes vital signs under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of the results.Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens including stool, urine, and sputum.

Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient's intake and output.Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in patient's condition.

Acts in the role of patient sitter when needed.Maintains a clean and safe nursing unit and patient room.Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.

e., age, culture, hearing and / or visually impaired, etc.).This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and / or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental / age, educational, literacy, etc.

Contacts : Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.Required Education : High school diploma or equivalent.

Required Certifications & Licensure : Certified Nursing and / or nursing student enrolled in a BSN program who has successfully completed theoretical and clinical practical in fundamentals of nursing in nursing school.

Maintain current BLS / CPR certification from the American Heart Association.Experience : at least 2 to 3 years with LTC experience.

Schedule Notes : 13 WEEK ASSIGNMENT 3p to 1130pm , 5 x 8Weekend Requirement : Every other weekendHoliday Requirement : 4 of 6On-Call Requirement : no on callFloat Requirement : yesEquiliem Healthcare specializes in staffing clinical, non-clinical, and allied personnel.

We excel in all levels, disciplines, and specialties within the healthcare spectrum. Our projects range from short to long term local and travel assignments.

Equiliem has been recognized as a certified small business enterprise. In addition, we are proud that we have earned the prestigious Joint Commission accreditation for staffing firms and have been awarded Best in Staffing 4 years running by our employees and client partners.

Benefits offered to our workers include the following : Medical InsuranceVision & Dental insuranceLife Insurance401KCommuter BenefitsEmployee Discounts & RewardsPayroll Payment OptionsWe are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, uniform service member status, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This practice extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment.