Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) FULL TIME DAY SHIFT

Altamaha Health Center•Jesup, GA

About The Position

Altamaha Health Center is hiring a Certified Nurse Aide to provide care in both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, the CNA uses a general understanding of nursing principles and basic physical assessment skills to help develop and carry out individualized Nursing Care Plans. The role includes customer-care activities and related nonprofessional services that support customers’ personal needs and comfort. The CNA carries out assigned care duties using established methods and recognized standards, within the limits of delegated tasks. Duties include assisting with admissions, discharges, transfers, treatments, personal care, mobility, meals, basic measurements, skin care, simple dressings, and documentation. The CNA also reports changes in customers’ conditions, concerns, and complaints to a Nurse and/or Supervisor. A high school education or equivalency diploma is preferred. Candidates must be able to read, write, and understand English, have successfully completed a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant program, and attend at least 18 hours of Continuing Education programs provided by the Center to maintain certification.

Requirements

Successfully completed a State-approved Certified Nursing Assistant program.
Able to read, write, and understand the English language.
Attend a minimum of 18 hours of Continuing Education programs provided by the Center to maintain certification.
A high school education or high school equivalency diploma is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform duties using established methods and techniques and in accordance with recognized standards.
Provide customer-care services within the limits of delegated tasks.
Assist the nurse with customer admissions, discharges, and transfers; treatments; and care of customers’ personal belongings.
Bathe customers in bed, in a tub, or in a shower; comb hair; clean and cut fingernails; and give shampoos.
Position customers in correct body alignment in and out of bed and apply safety measures under the Nurse’s direction.
Assist customers in and out of bed and with walking; transport them throughout the Center by wheelchair, Geri-chair, or stretcher; and accompany them to outside appointments as needed.
Coordinate scheduling for customers requiring O.T., P.T., or S.T. so they are available for therapy on time, and assist with transportation to the rehabilitation area.
Participate in formulating and following customers’ Nursing Care Plans.
Take and record weights, blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, and respiration in the electronic medical record.
Give skin care treatments and apply simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages under the Licensed Nurse’s direction.
Feed customers, assist with meals, provide between-meal nourishment, and provide fresh ice and water at the bedside.
Answer customers’ call lights or bells, deliver messages, administer bedpans and urinals, and clean areas soiled by spills or accidents caused by customers.
Perform isolation care as needed for a customer’s condition.
Report changes in customers’ conditions, family concerns, and customer complaints to a Nurse and/or Supervisor.
Collect and bag soiled linen and deliver it to the dirty linen area.
Clean and sterilize customer equipment.
Complete records of customers’ oral intake and output.