Certified Nursing Assistant - F/T Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Edison, NJ

12d•$23

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) provides exceptional resident care and ensures each resident’s plan of care is followed. The role requires completing documentation in accordance with state and federal guidelines and facility policies and procedures. CNAs work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services, supporting residents, families, visitors, and fellow team members. The posting describes a day-shift, full-time role and advertises a $2,500 sign-on bonus for eligible CNAs. Compensation information includes a starting minimum rate of $22.74 per hour; the overview also states that brand-new CNA graduates start at $20.32 per hour, with rates increasing based on experience.

Requirements

Completion of an approved CNA program.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Current with all continuing education (CE) requirements.
Ability to perform clinical care professionally.
Ability to serve as a patient advocate and role model to other team members.
Ability to deliver patient care in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.
Ability to work effectively on a multidisciplinary team.
Current New Jersey CNA license.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
Experience in a long-term care and rehabilitation facility.
Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services.
Provide direct resident care in accordance with each resident’s plan of care.
Provide service to patients, families, and visitors to support satisfaction.
Complete required documentation in accordance with state, federal, and facility guidelines.
Provide care that may include range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, transfer training, feeding assistance and calorie counts, bed making, personal hygiene, skin checks, morning and bedtime care, vital signs, answering call bells promptly, post-mortem care, room changes, and participation in reports.
Identify and report actual or potential problems related to patient care.
Ensure residents use adaptive equipment as ordered.
Keep patients clean, neatly dressed, groomed, safe, and fed during assigned shift hours.
Follow through on ordered restorative nursing for assigned patients.
Complete required daily tasks, documentation, and reports in accordance with facility policy and state and federal regulations.
Record intake and output and bowel movements.
Promptly report unusual changes in patient condition to the Charge Nurse and communicate pertinent information and actual or potential problems to the RN throughout the shift.
Participate on committees when requested by supervisors.
Identify patient needs and treatment opportunities and provide services to address them on an ongoing basis.
Maintain professional competence and stay current with Occupational Health trends through continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions, and training of nursing personnel.
Foster good relationships and communication with team members, patients, family members or significant others, and visitors.
Perform additional duties as assigned.