Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA (Community Living Center)
About The Position
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently seeking Nursing Assistants (NA) to support the Community Living Center at the Castle Point VA Medical Center located at 41 Castle Point Rd, Wappingers Fall, NY 12590. Nurses may also be asked to provide services at Community Based Outpatient Centers (CBOC). Multiple shift schedules are available. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers. Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.
Requirements
- Licensed as a CNA
- Be trained and experienced in either a long-term care, community living center, or hospital setting
- Has and maintains current AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Has no health or physical disability restrictions that interfere with performance of assigned duties
- Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
Responsibilities
- Assists physicians and nurses in the performance of diagnostic examinations by performing duties such as monitoring vital signs, preparing and positioning the patient, or by performing a variety of routine diagnostic tests such as glucometer test for blood glucose level, collection of urine sample, etc.
- Assists physicians and nurses in the care and treatment of veteran patients receiving medical, surgical or skilled long term treatment
- Provides a full range of patient care to complex patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems including personal nursing care, support duties, and treatments
- Uses good communication skills in dealing with patients, some of whom are unusually difficult to care for or communicate with
- Complies with universal precaution and with all infection control policies and procedures
- Makes rounds to ensure visual contact, safety, and comfort of each patient
- Maintains a safe/clean work environment and completes assigned environmental duties
- Enters specific information onto the patients' records using the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS)
- Performs direct patient support work including personal patient care and/or basic patient education
- Cleans bedside tables, stocks linens, cleans wheelchairs, and other direct resident care equipment using appropriate precautions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
