Certified Nursing Assistant
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant assists nurses by performing basic care activities that address patients’ personal needs and comfort. Care is provided in settings such as home health, hospice, residential care, and private duty. The role provides simple or uncomplicated patient care and must remain within the Standards of Practice allowed by the aide’s certification. All Ways Caring HomeCare delivers individualized support to help people remain at home while preserving their dignity, privacy, and independence. Its services include personal care and homemaking, professional nursing, older adult care management, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, respite care, and other programs.
Requirements
- At least 18 years of age.
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record as defined by agency policy.
- Certification as a Nurse Assistant or Home Health Care Aide if required by state licensure in the state where care is provided.
- Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or six months of recent experience as an aide.
- Ability to use proper body mechanics while lifting and potentially lift up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time, and to bend, stoop, push, pull, and reach.
Responsibilities
- Assist nurses with basic care activities related to patients’ personal needs and comfort.
- Dress, groom, bathe, and feed patients.
- Take and record patients’ vital signs, including temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.
- Answer call lights and assist with toileting, oral care, nail care, and catheter care.
- Assist patients in wheelchairs and transport them as needed.
- Turn bedridden patients and report changes in their condition.
- Take out trash, clean rooms, and change bed linens.
- Give medication as directed by a physician or nurse and document the amount and time given.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
