Certified Nurse Assistant

Description

If you're dedicated to helping others and a friendly, compassionate healthcare professional, this may be the role for you! As a certified nursing assistant, you will have the rewarding opportunity to act as the primary caregiver to our patients with varied levels of mobility who require daily assistance and help them with getting dressed, eating daily meals, changing bedpans, and going to the restroom. Monitoring patient symptoms, changes in behavior and vital signs are critical tasks for this role. If you're looking for a fulfilling career opportunity in healthcare where you get to make a difference every day, let's connect!

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean and sanitary patient rooms by rotating sheets, changing bedpans, and performing general room upkeep
• Assist patients with regular exercise as needed to maintain physical health and mobility level
• Help patients with basic care including bathing, dressing, going to the restroom, eating, and taking proper medication dosages on a daily basis
• Communicate information with patient care providers and other nursing staff members to facilitate patient care
• Record patient vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and blood oxygen level

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills that focus on creating and maintaining positive relationships between patient and families
• Should have strong physical stamina to reposition and lift patients from beds to examination tables for wheelchairs and move medical equipment
• Knowledgeable in record keeping through a computerized database to maintain patient history
• Capable of administering catheters and enemas, preferred, but not required
• Prior experience helping bedridden patients and patients who suffer from age-related illness including Alzheimer's and Dementia would be preferred