Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join our dedicated home care team, making a meaningful difference in patients' lives within the comfort of their own homes. We prioritize patient-centered care and professional development for our CNAs. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you'll improve patients' quality of life and independence in their own homes. Apply today if you're dedicated to providing excellent patient care!

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses by performing basic care activities to meet patients' personal needs and comfort
• Dresses, grooms, bathes, feeds, and records vital signs of patients
• Answers call lights, assists with toileting, oral care, nail care, catheter care, wheelchair assistance, transports, turns patients, reports changes, and maintains cleanliness
• Requires certification as a Nurse Assistant; functions may not exceed Standards of Practice as accorded by certification
• Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care
• Cleans room and changes bed linen
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration rate
• Assists with medication reminders as directed by Physician or Nurse and documents the time given (where permitted by state regulations and scope of practice)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Valid driver's license, with satisfactory driving record, as defined by agency policy
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Home Health Care Aide in the state in which care will be provided
• Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or 6 months of recent experience as an aide
• Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting and may be expected to lift up 75 lbs.; must be able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time and bend, stoop, push, pull, and reach