Certified Nursing Assistant FT Nights

Kindred Healthcare • Conroe, TX

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About The Position

Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Conroe is a long-term acute care hospital specializing in care for patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. It provides intensive care and telemetry-level services, with a multidisciplinary team focused on personalized treatment and recovery.

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists professional nursing personnel with patient care in an assigned area. The role supports patients with activities of daily living, personal care, and emotional support, and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The position is full-time and works nights.

Requirements

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification.
• BLS Certification.
• At least six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility.
• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking 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 a good working relationship 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 problems.
• Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, ambulating, using special equipment, assisting with bed pans, urinals, or commodes, pre- and post-operative care, applying binders or anti-embolic stockings, bathing and personal hygiene, changing linens, and maintaining the patient room and bedside area.
• 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, ensure necessary equipment is available, and maintain a clean, comfortable environment with appropriate ventilation and lighting.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, including handling patient belongings and personal property.
• Answer patient call lights, telephone, and paging system, and respond appropriately.
• 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, and ensure proper patient position and alignment.
• Assist an RN and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures.
• Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding and meal preparation tasks such as opening containers or 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