Certified Nursing Assistant

Interim Healthcare Of Wisconsin - Madison • Madison, WI

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About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position at Interim Healthcare of Wisconsin involves providing essential care and support to patients, particularly those who are bedridden or have limited mobility. The role focuses on assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring their health, and ensuring their comfort and safety in a healthcare setting.

Requirements

• Active Wisconsin CNA license.

Responsibilities

• Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
• Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
• Prepare or serve food trays.
• Change bed linens or make beds.
• Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
• Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
• Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
• Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
• Record height or weight of patients.
• Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
• Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed