Certified Nursing Assistant - Full Time Days

Kindred Healthcare•Green Cove Springs, FL

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 more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The position provides general nursing care, takes and documents patient measurements, prepares rooms for admissions and transfers, assists with admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, responds to calls, helps with meals, transports patients, and provides post-mortem care. It also performs routine treatment procedures and assists nursing staff with more complicated procedures as directed.

Requirements

Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
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 good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Good and regular attendance.
Basic Life Support (BCLS), such as AHA or Red Cross, required within the facility-specified time frame.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, including equivalent secondary-school education, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) credential in the state of practice upon hire (preferred).
Minimum six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility (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, use of special equipment, toileting assistance, ambulation, preoperative and postoperative care, application of binders or anti-embolic stockings, bathing and hygiene care, changing linens, and maintaining patient-room cleanliness and order.
Accurately take and document patients’ temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output 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 patients’ belongings and personal property.
Answer patient call lights, telephone calls, and pages, and respond as appropriate.
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and applying heat or cold appliances.
Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under the direction of an RN, and ensure patients are properly positioned and aligned.
Assist Registered Nurses and/or LVN/LPNs with complicated patient treatment procedures.
Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding and meal preparation tasks such as opening containers and cutting food.
Transport patients between departments as requested.
Provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting bodies to the morgue or designated area.
Perform other related duties as assigned.