CNA - Full-Time Certified Nursing Assistant (Private Duty)
About The Position
Menders by Lenbrook is seeking a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant to provide private-duty care in clients’ homes. The CNA performs basic client care and services according to established policies and procedures and the plan of care established by a licensed nurse. The role requires understanding clients’ cognitive, physical, and emotional needs and providing attentive, respectful support that promotes their comfort, privacy, and well-being. Care includes personal assistance, monitoring and documenting health information, meal and household support, mobility and transfers, infection-control practices, and reporting changes or emergencies to appropriate supervisory personnel. The CNA documents care on designated forms and maintains client confidentiality.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Active and current state CNA certification.
- First Aid certification.
- CPR certification.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written instructions.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, and mobility assistance.
- Monitor clients’ skin condition and report changes to appropriate supervisory personnel.
- Obtain and document vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, respiration, and pulse.
- Prepare meals and monitor nutrition and fluid intake.
- Provide medication reminders.
- Assist clients with ambulation, including use of walkers, canes, and wheelchairs.
- Assist with client transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Provide household services, including changing linens, laundry, light housekeeping, meal preparation, and marketing.
- Follow universal precautions and promote infection-control standards.
- Report changes in clients’ conditions and observed problems to appropriate supervisory personnel.
- Recognize emergencies and initiate an appropriate response.
- Respond sensitively to clients’ comfort, privacy, needs, and desires.
- Maintain client confidentiality.
- Immediately report known exposure to tuberculosis, hepatitis, or COVID-19 to appropriate supervisory personnel.
- Document client care and services on designated forms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
