Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Day Shift, Home Assistance

Adventist HealthCare•Silver Spring, MD

3d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Adventist HealthCare Home Assistance seeks to hire an experienced Certified Nursing Assistant for our Home Care Division who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. As a Home Assistance CNA you will: • Assist care manager with rising patient care needs • Provides excellent personal care to patients to maximize satisfaction according to Aide Plan of Care. • Maintains safe environment while demonstrating initiative toward safety and risk management issues. • Ensures continuity of care across shifts and participates in discharge planning. • Collaborates with medical team and support staff to deliver quality care. • Completes patient care duties as assigned. • Documents information on patient records, hospital forms and logs per hospital standard. • Provides necessary instruction to patient. • Maintains role/specialty competencies, license and certifications. • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients on assigned unit/department. • Participates in supply management and equipment maintenance processes. • Consults with professional staff on patient problems and is involved with long and short-term goals that are consistent with organization’s mission • Participates in orientation and evaluation of Patient Care Technicians.

Requirements

Current Maryland Board of Nursing Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Active American Heart Association CPR certification required within 30 days of hire
Score of 80% or more on the CNA Skills Assessment Test and ability to pass skills lab testing.
Current driver’s license (if applicable).

Nice To Haves

CNAs with a year or more of experience after certification preferred

Responsibilities

Assist care manager with rising patient care needs
Provides excellent personal care to patients to maximize satisfaction according to Aide Plan of Care.
Maintains safe environment while demonstrating initiative toward safety and risk management issues.
Ensures continuity of care across shifts and participates in discharge planning.
Collaborates with medical team and support staff to deliver quality care.
Completes patient care duties as assigned.
Documents information on patient records, hospital forms and logs per hospital standard.
Provides necessary instruction to patient.
Maintains role/specialty competencies, license and certifications.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients on assigned unit/department.
Participates in supply management and equipment maintenance processes.
Consults with professional staff on patient problems and is involved with long and short-term goals that are consistent with organization’s mission
Participates in orientation and evaluation of Patient Care Technicians.

Benefits

Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Free Employee parking
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support