CNA

Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC)•Odenton, MD

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Lifesavers Healthcare Services LLC is an in-home nursing and healthcare staffing agency dedicated to supporting healthcare organizations and delivering comfort, safety, and high-quality care to individuals and families facing health conditions that limit their ability to care for themselves. Founded on July 20, 2015, Lifesavers is a for-profit organization registered as a Limited Liability Company and in good standing in the State of Maryland. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate care in each client’s home, ensuring comfort, safety, and dignity. We provide skilled nursing care through Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) while our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and Medical Assistants (MAs) deliver essential support services. Our Certified Medication Technicians (CMTs) provide medication administration. To uphold the highest standards of care, all of our staff are thoroughly vetted through reference checks, background screenings, and drug testing. Whether you’re seeking care for a loved one or staffing support for your facility, Lifesavers Healthcare Services is here to help!

Requirements

All of our staff are thoroughly vetted through reference checks, background screenings, and drug testing.

Responsibilities

Assisting patients with activities of daily living, such as meal delivery and bedpan application
Assisting patients and ensuring their hygiene
Recording and monitoring of patient vital signs
Providing patients with general adjunct care
Responding to patient calls and determining the best course of action to take to assist them
Protect clients from accidents. Provide a clean and safe environment by ensuring that there are no obstacles. Maintaining a neat living area for client. This means light housekeeping chores are required. The client’s eating, sleeping, and sitting areas are to be kept clean and tidy. Provide attentive stand-by assistance as needed.
Abdominal thrust (Heimlich maneuver). CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), wound skin precautions. First Aid.
Mouth care, bathing, perinea care, hair combing, fingernail care, shaving, dressing and undressing, keep bed neat and clean. (Provide or assist with ADL’s activities of daily living)
Positioning skills, range of motion, assistance with transfers, assist with ambulation, assist with durable medical equipment, i.e., wheelchair, walkers, cane, hospital bed with side rails, Hoyer lift.
Prepare nutritional meals, feed or assist with meals and snacks. May be required tp prepare special dietary meals as needed.
Assist with bedpan and or bedside commode, change Depends/diapers, provide routine Foley catheter care, give enema if needed, make sure client is kept clean and dry if incontinent of bowel and or bladder.
Keep family and agency aware of any significant changes with client.
Keep notes on all cases. The notes will be left on the premises.
Practice good hand washing techniques.
Accompany clients to Doctor’s appointments etc. They may be asked to drive. Verify with the office that a liability waiver has been signed before driving.