Certified Nursing Assistant FT Days

ScionHealth • San Antonio, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in an assigned area. The role supports patients with activities of daily living, personal care, and emotional support, and performs clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The position is at Kindred Hospital San Antonio Central, a long-term acute care hospital providing intensive care and telemetry-level services to patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions.

Requirements

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification.
• BLS Certification.
• At least six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility.
• Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Good and regular attendance.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships within the department and with other departments.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Consult with the supervisor and keep them informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care-related problems.
• Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, using special equipment, assisting with toileting and ambulation, preoperative and postoperative care, applying binders or anti-embolic stockings, bathing and personal care, changing linens, and maintaining bedside areas and patient rooms.
• Accurately take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output measurements; document in a timely manner.
• Prepare patient rooms and beds for admissions and transfers and ensure necessary equipment is present.
• Maintain a clean, comfortable patient environment, including attention to room cleanliness, ventilation, and lighting.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
• Assist with handling and care of patient belongings and other personal property.
• Answer patient call lights, telephone, and paging system and respond as appropriate.
• Under the direction of an RN, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and application of heat or cold appliances.
• Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under the direction of an RN.
• Ensure patients are properly positioned and aligned.
• Assist an RN and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures.
• Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding or preparing food items, such as opening containers and cutting food.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED