Certified Nursing Assistant-Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
About The Position
The Nursing Department provides 24-hour direct care services to geropsychiatric patients. The goal of care is to facilitate discharge to a less restrictive setting by assisting patients to improve and/or maintain their physical, mental and social functioning. This nursing care goal is achieved in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. This position will provide direct patient care according to individualized treatment care plans. This will include helping patients with activities of daily living and helping patients learn new social and inter-actionable skills in a safe therapeutic environment. -Ability to provide direct patient care under supervision of licensed staff; ability to follow instructions and report observations of bio-psychosocial needs and behaviors to licensed nurse in timely manner -Skills in providing direction and assistance to patients in activities of daily living; has knowledge of developmental and psychiatric disorders. -Demonstrate competencies as defined on Competency Assessment.
Requirements
- Valid Driver’s License
- Licensure as a Certified Nurse Assistant by the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
- Basic computer knowledge
Nice To Haves
- Health care experience preferred
- Long Term Care and Nursing Home experience preferred.
- Previous psychiatric experience preferred
- Knowledge of nursing scope of practice preferred
- Bilingual Spanish and English preferred
Responsibilities
- provide direct patient care under supervision of licensed staff
- follow instructions and report observations of bio-psychosocial needs and behaviors to licensed nurse in timely manner
- providing direction and assistance to patients in activities of daily living
Benefits
- choice of health plans
- paid life insurance
- retirement plans
- 13 paid holidays
- annual leave
- family personal leave
- sick leave
- employee discount programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
