Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Priority groups•South Plainfield, NJ

1d•$20 - $22

About The Position

Job Responsibilities: Assisting elderly patients and patients recovering from injuries with daily activities, such as serving meals, dressing, bathing. Ensuring the personal hygiene of patients and providing them great care. Recording their vitals, weight, and other signs related to their health. Providing physical assistance to bedridden or incapacitated patients such as lifting, turning, and repositioning. Assisting the medical team while following hospital policies, regulations, and standards. Providing assistance to doctors or nurses by setting up medical equipment, allocating medical and surgical tools. Observing patients and providing them comfort by fulfilling their requests. Ensuring patients’ proper diet by assisting them in following their prescribed diet and medications. Examining injuries, bruises, providing proper dressing, and regular examination. Serving, protecting the hospital and patient’s privacy by following hospital policies, regulations, professional standards. Assisting patients by providing brief knowledge about their condition, treatment plans, and procedure. Continuously updating knowledge about hospital policies, regulations, and standards. Recording and reporting changes in the patient’s physical or mental health.

Requirements

A nursing degree from a CNA program
Certificate from a state-certified nursing assistant program
Certificed Nursing Assiatant: 0-1 year
CNA License (REQUIRED)
Good verbal communication skills
Capable of withstanding heavy lifting, continuous standing, and walking for long hours
Available to work at irregular hours whenever required
Basic knowledge of CPR and nursing skills
Familiar with medical terms and language
Sufficient knowledge of using computers and medical equipment
Basic logical, reasoning, and decision-making skills
Ability to multi-task, follow orders and respond quickly
Covid Vaccination

Responsibilities

Assisting elderly patients and patients recovering from injuries with daily activities, such as serving meals, dressing, bathing.
Ensuring the personal hygiene of patients and providing them great care.
Recording their vitals, weight, and other signs related to their health.
Providing physical assistance to bedridden or incapacitated patients such as lifting, turning, and repositioning.
Assisting the medical team while following hospital policies, regulations, and standards.
Providing assistance to doctors or nurses by setting up medical equipment, allocating medical and surgical tools.
Observing patients and providing them comfort by fulfilling their requests.
Ensuring patients’ proper diet by assisting them in following their prescribed diet and medications.
Examining injuries, bruises, providing proper dressing, and regular examination.
Serving, protecting the hospital and patient’s privacy by following hospital policies, regulations, professional standards.
Assisting patients by providing brief knowledge about their condition, treatment plans, and procedure.
Continuously updating knowledge about hospital policies, regulations, and standards.
Recording and reporting changes in the patient’s physical or mental health.