Chattahoochee-CNA

Chattahoochee-CNA

Florida, Florida, United States

About the Job Chattahoochee-CNA

Interview Type: In person only

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Engagement Type: Contract

Note: Applications with resumes in PDF format will be automatically rejected. Only Word format resumes will be considered.

Short Description:

FL-DOH-Chattahoochee-CNA - This facility operates 24/7. Candidate may be required to work 16 hr shift as needed

Complete Description:

FL-DOH-Chattahoochee-CNA - Candidates will need to attend a full two week orientation, working Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

Pay Rate: $14.64/hr / Bill Rate: $19.03/hr (Candidates will be considered who exceed the established State of Florida rate card)

Work Environment: This is a State of Florida Psychiatric Hospital which operates 24/7, 7 days a week. It currently has 223 buildings on campus with a capacity of 1,042 patients. The hospital's current Administration Building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Type of Patients: Two categories of patients are treated at the hospital; those civilly committed under Statute 394, who represent a small portion of the hospital's residents; and those forensically committed under Statute 916. The Civil portion of the hospital houses adult and elderly individuals who have been civilly committed to the hospital, and forensic residents who have been "stepped down" to the civil unit. The civil units are also known as Forensic Transition units.

Forensic ward entry has security guards and a metal detector.

Candidate Responsibilities:

1. Assist with all aspects of resident care as assigned by the nurse/shift supervisor, including activities of daily living, ambulation, mobility, and nutrition.

2. Observe, identify, and report resident concerns or needs to the shift supervisor.

3. Document information factually and objectively, within acceptable time frame as defined by facility policy.

4. Provide safe and supportive observation and effectively monitor assigned residents.

5. Complete assignments timely, completely, accurately and in a cooperative manner.

6. Provide the necessary assistance when giving residents the following activities of daily living nursing care: oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, and grooming, hair and nail care, shaving, toileting, eating and drinking, and mobility.

7. Assist with monitoring and accountability of residents to enable medical personnel to accomplish health related tasks.

8. Display professionalism throughout employment including, but not limited to, arriving to work on time, maintaining an accurate timesheet, and maintaining professional appearance as defined by facility policy.