Certified Nursing Assistant PRN Premium- (Days 7AM - 7PM)

FMOLHS•Jackson, MS

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides patient care activities and related nonprofessional services to support patients’ personal needs and comfort. Duties include assisting with personal care, meals, treatment preparation, vital signs, patient transportation, and other nursing-service activities. The role follows established guidelines and works under close supervision. The position supports patient care, quality, and collaboration by helping maintain safe and comfortable patient environments, documenting observations, reporting changes in patient condition, assisting physicians and nurses, and participating in unit quality and educational activities. This is a PRN premium position with a 7 AM–7 PM day schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Communication and customer service skills.
Certified Nursing Assistant certification required.

Responsibilities

Prepare patient units, rooms, and beds for patients.
Assist patients with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
Take and record vital signs, height, weight, and intake and output as directed, and document information in CIS.
Promptly report unusual incidents and observed changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate personnel.
Assist with activities of daily living and general care, including bathing, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing, positioning, pre- and post-operative care, and bedpan use.
Prepare patients for meals, serve food, and feed patients when needed.
Transport patients to and from designated hospital areas, ensuring patients have identification bracelets before transportation.
Retrieve medications from the pneumatic tube system or pharmacy and deliver them to a nurse or place them in a secure location as directed by the nurse manager.
Answer patient call lights and assist with personal hygiene and activities such as dressing and ambulation.
Maintain an attractive, comfortable, safe, and therapeutic patient environment, including cleaning rooms and equipment and handling linen and supplies properly.
Prepare equipment for sterilization and disinfection and report damaged equipment or other problems.
Provide input for end-of-shift reports and CIS documentation and participate in unit quality assurance programs.
Use equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources prudently and efficiently.
Participate in staff educational programs, approved continuing education courses, and specialized skill training programs.
Assist physicians with examinations, treatments, and special tests and procedures as directed by a Registered Nurse.
Collect patient specimens and transport them to the lab when necessary.
Assist with patient rehabilitation under a Registered Nurse’s supervision and according to the patient’s care plan.
Run interdepartmental errands for nursing personnel, including transporting lab specimens and picking up medications from the pharmacy.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.