Certified Nursing Assistant

Acadia Healthcare•Reading, PA

19d

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides medical or therapeutic care under the direction of nursing or clinical staff. The role supports patient well-being, safety, comfort, dignity, and treatment goals in a structured environment, while working collaboratively with the health care team. The position is available full-time or part-time on either a day shift (7 a.m.–7 p.m.) or night shift (7 p.m.–7 a.m.), and requires working every third weekend and every other holiday. The base rate is $18–$20 per hour, depending on experience, plus shift differentials for days, nights, and weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Additional education or training resulting in nursing assistant certification under state requirements.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification or license, as required by the state.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a behavioral health setting and knowledge or experience working with the facility’s patient population.
First aid, if required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Support patient well-being and provide a positive, supportive, structured environment under the direction of a charge nurse or supervisor.
Complete patient observation rounds on time, including assigned 15-minute observations, remaining within reach of the patient, or providing 1:1 care as assigned.
Maintain clean, uncluttered patient rooms and clean the unit and assigned equipment, including beds, IV poles, and wheelchairs.
Assist with transferring, lifting, raising, turning, and transporting patients, or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff.
Obtain and accurately document patients’ vital signs, height, and weight as assigned.
Identify yourself promptly to patients and visitors and respond quickly to patient requests.
Engage patients in activities and interactions that encourage progress toward treatment goals.
Respond non-threateningly to distressed patients, seek to understand the source of distress, and use de-escalation techniques to support emotional and behavioral management and treatment participation.
Assist with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
Monitor behavioral improvements, reinforce positive behaviors and skills taught by nurses, physicians, and therapists, and communicate patient changes and treatment responses to the team; report significant changes to the nurse immediately.
Provide comfort and preserve patient dignity and privacy while performing CNA duties such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving patients, and changing linens.
Maintain adherence to the work schedule and attendance expectations, and follow established patient-care policies, procedures, and standards.
Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in patient medical records.
Collaborate with other staff to treat and rehabilitate the facility’s patient population.
Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers; acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met, recognizing patient safety as a priority.
Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, family members, guests, and other members of the health care team.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.