CNA - Hartwyck @ Oak Tree - PT Evenings with Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health•Edison, NJ

14d•$23

About The Position

The CNA is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to residents. The role provides direct care according to each resident’s plan of care, supports resident safety and well-being, communicates changes in condition to the Charge Nurse and RN, and completes documentation and reports in accordance with facility policy and state and federal regulations. The position also involves maintaining professional competence through continuing education and training, and fostering respectful communication with team members, residents, families, and visitors.

Requirements

Completion of an approved CNA program.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Current completion of all continuing education 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.
NJ 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

Provide direct resident care in accordance with the Patient Care Plan.
Assist with range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, transfers, feeding and calorie counts, bed making, personal hygiene, skin checks, morning and bedtime care, vital signs, call bells, post-mortem care, room changes, and reports.
Identify and report actual or potential problems related to patient care.
Ensure residents use adaptive equipment as ordered.
Keep residents clean, appropriately dressed and groomed, safe, and fed during assigned shift hours.
Follow through on ordered restorative nursing for assigned residents.
Complete required tasks, documentation, and reports daily according to 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 relevant information and actual or potential problems to the RN throughout the shift.
Participate on committees as requested by supervisors.
Identify patient needs and opportunities for treatment, and provide services to address those needs on an ongoing basis.
Maintain professional competence and keep 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.