Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA)
About The Position
About Nurchure Staffing Solutions: Nurchure Staffing Solutions, LLC prides on employing high-quality medical professionals, who are ready for duty when needed. They'll take care of everything from the moment they arrive, until they leave the premises. Whether you're looking for a temporary employee or an ongoing contract, Nurchure Staffing will be able to find the right person to help you with your needs. Nurchure Staffing Solutions has access to a wide range of medical professionals, including EMTs, Phlebotomists, MAs, RNs, CNAs and more. We also offer office help positions, such as Data Entry Clerks and couriers. Whatever your staffing needs are, Nurchure has the solution for you! Classification: Temporary Part-time/Full-time - Hourly Position Job Description The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADL); including bathing, feeding, dressing, and ambulating. Also includes laundry/housekeeping duties and for coordinating, overseeing, and participating in all clinical and day-to-day care delivered to the patient. Classification: Temporary Part-time/Full-time-Hourly Position Location: Los Angeles CA Pay Range: 20-22 Shift: 4-5 days/weekly, 8 hr shifts
Requirements
- Current California CNA license
- Active and current Basic Life Skills (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR
Responsibilities
- Assists patients in the following areas: Bathing (bed, tub, shower, or sponge bath)
- Skin Care
- Toileting (bedpan, urinal, commode and/or toilet)
- Grooming (shampoo, nail care & shaving)
- Oral Hygiene (denture care)
- Assist with dressing and undressing
- Assists with feeding of patients.
- Measuring and recording intake and output.
- Weigh patient using upright, chair and bed scale.
- Assists in turning and positioning of patients.
- Proper transfer techniques.
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge for safe use of medical equipment rails, brace, splints, oxygen).
- Intervention such as taking vital signs-manual and automatic, temperature, weight, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection.
- Provide assistance to patients with ADLs.
- ADLs include personal hygiene and other skills necessary for independent living.
- They may also perform these tasks for patients if they are unable to do so.
- Provide patient-directed services that honor individual lifestyles and preferences.
- Alert the Administrator to problems of policy, performance and customer service.
- Perform other duties as required, within your scope of practice.
- Help patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring.
- Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, showers, backrubs, shampoos, shaves, oral/denture care; assisting with travel to the bathroom.
- Provides for activities of daily living by serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information.
- Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to RN/nursing supervisor.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. (cane, crutches, walkers, Hoyer Lift, side
- Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
- Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential.
- Serves and protects the Healthcare facility/healthcare community by adhering to professional standards, healthcare facilities policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure/certification.
- Collect information about conditions and treatment plans from caregivers
- Answer patient calls
- Examine patients for bruises, blood in urine or other injuries/wounds and reporting to licensed personnel.
- Clean and sanitize patient areas
- Change bed sheets and restock rooms with necessary supplies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
