CNA
About The Position
The CNA is unlicensed assistant personnel who provide direct patient care and perform clinical and environmental tasks delegated by and under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Assignments are carried out according to unit needs and the CNA’s clinical experience. The role includes responding to call lights, addressing patient needs within the scope of the job, communicating other needs to the patient’s nurse, providing comfort measures, and conducting patient care rounds while anticipating patient needs. Care should reflect an understanding of each patient’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and age-specific needs.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Graduate of a Basic Nursing Assistant Program.
- Certification by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum one year of hospital or comparable experience within the last five years is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Accept and carry out assignments from the Registered Nurse or designee based on unit needs and the CNA’s clinical experience.
- Answer call lights promptly and respond to patient needs within the scope of the job; communicate other patient needs to the patient’s nurse.
- Provide general comfort measures, including positioning, turning, back rubs, changing linens, ambulating, dangling, sitting, walking, and offering a bed pan.
- Provide patient care that demonstrates understanding of patients’ cognitive, physical, emotional, and age-specific needs.
- Perform patient care rounds and anticipate patient care needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
