Certified Nursing Assistant Per Diem Days

Kindred Healthcare • Albuquerque, NM

5d

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque is a long-term acute care hospital that treats 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 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.

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

• Keep the supervisor informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care problems.
• Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, ambulation, pre- and post-operative care, use of special equipment, toileting assistance, application of binders or anti-embolic stockings, bathing and personal care, changing linens, and maintaining the patient’s immediate area.
• Accurately measure and document temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output in a timely manner.
• Prepare rooms and beds for admissions and transfers, ensure necessary equipment is available, and maintain a clean, comfortable patient environment.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, and handle patient belongings and personal property appropriately.
• Answer patient call lights, telephone calls, and paging system messages and respond as appropriate.
• Under Registered Nurse direction, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and applications of heat or cold appliances.
• Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under RN direction, ensuring proper patient position and alignment.
• Assist Registered Nurses and/or LVNs/LPNs with complicated patient treatment procedures.
• Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding and meal preparation, such as opening containers or cutting food.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED