Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- Emergency Shelter Support

Essential Healthcare Solutions • Fort Myers, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is seeking Florida-certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to provide basic care and medical-station support at employee shelters during hurricane and severe-weather events in Southwest Florida. Working under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), CNAs will assist in keeping shelter occupants comfortable, monitored, and safe. This is an on-call, activation-based position, suitable for CNAs interested in disaster-response experience and flexible deployments.

Requirements

• Active Florida CNA certification
• Current BLS/CPR certification
• Ability to pass a background screening
• Availability to deploy on short notice and work extended 12-hour shifts in shelter/field conditions

Nice To Haves

• Home-health, long-term-care, disaster-response, or medical-assisting experience
• FEMA NIMS (IS-100/200/700/800)
• Bilingual skills

Responsibilities

• Provide basic care under RN direction, including vital signs, activities-of-daily-living (ADL) support, and patient comfort.
• Assist the nursing team with screening, monitoring, and patient movement.
• Support the setup, stocking, and organization of the shelter medical station.
• Track and help maintain medical-supply and PPE inventory, and flag replenishment needs.
• Observe and report changes in occupant condition to the RN promptly.
• Assist with infection-prevention practices, such as hand hygiene, PPE use, cleaning, and disinfection.
• Help maintain shift logs and supply-usage documentation.
• Support the clinical team with general non-clinical tasks as directed during activations.

Benefits

• Meals and lodging provided during qualifying deployments
• PPE supplied
• Meaningful work supporting Southwest Florida's storm-response and power-restoration mission
• Flexible, on-call commitment

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED