Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Successfully complete a training and competency evaluation program approved by the respective state and meeting all requirements; be listed in good standing in the state nurse registry.
• If aide services have not been provided for a continuous period of 24 months or more, complete another training and competency program before providing services.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Be able to read and follow written instructions and document care provided.
• Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
• Demonstrate empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Demonstrate tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
• Be able to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency-related travel; maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance, and have access to an automobile.
• Do not perform functions considered nursing practice under the State’s Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures requiring nursing training, knowledge, and skill, such as sterile techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, and assisting patients with dressing and undressing.
• Provide nail and skin care to prevent breakdown.
• Assist patients with toileting activities.
• Keep the patient’s living area clean and orderly, as appropriate.
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals.
• Assist in feeding the patient, if necessary.
• Take and record oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered and when appropriately trained and competency has been demonstrated.
• Assist with ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care.
• Perform range-of-motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service when ordered and when appropriately trained and competency has been demonstrated.
• Assist patients in self-administering medication.
• Do the patient’s laundry, as appropriate.
• Meet patients’ safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools and side rails.
• Report the patient’s condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse.
• Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Attend 12 clock hours of in-service training annually during a 12-month period.
• As part of the Interdisciplinary Group, attend scheduled case conference meetings to discuss patients with whom the CNA is involved.
• Perform other job-related tasks as requested.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, protect agency assets, act ethically and with integrity, report non-compliance, and follow applicable laws, regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and organizational policies and procedures.