Job Description
Job Description
Our agency is looking for a compassionate, caring and experienced individual who is interested in making a difference in the lives of our patients.
The individual will be responsible for offering quality of life services, hleping client with ADLs. The ideal candidate for this position is a compassionate caregiver with a strong sense of discretion and previous experience working as a CNA or in a long-term care facility. Services
Qualifications
High school or equivalent (Preferred)
CNA (Preferred)
CPR Certification (Preferred)
Full Job Description
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
This position is for Hospice.
CNA 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 conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
- 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 the urine.
- Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
- Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.
CNA Requirements :
- State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
- Current CPR (American Heart Association).
- Nursing degree from a CNA program.
- Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
- Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Current identification.
30+ days ago