Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing AssistantLocation: Montgomeryville, PADuration: 5-13 Weeks Shift: Mornings, Evenings, NightsCNA Responsibilities:Providing great patient care.Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.Ensuring patients or residents receive an appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.CNA Requirements:State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.Current BLS/CPR (American Heart Association).Nursing degree from a CNA program.Ability to think and work independently and with direction and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.High School graduate or equivalent.