CNA - CNA

CNA - CNA

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN professional to all assigned patients, and maintains a safe patient area. He/she assumes responsibility and accountability for patient care as a team member in order to achieve established outcomes.

Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):

• Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.
• Takes vital signs under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of the results.
• Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens including stool, urine, and sputum.
• Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patients intake and output.
• Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in patients condition.
• Acts in the role of patient sitter when needed.
• Maintains a clean and safe nursing unit and patient room.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
• This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Schedule Notes:

Shift: 11PM-7AM

Hours Per Week: 40

Weekend Requirement: EOW

Holiday Requirement: 4 of 6

On-Call Requirement: no

Float Requirement: yes

Required Years of Experience: 2 to 3 years

Required Licenses & Certifications:

CNA/BLS

Required LONG TERM CARE Sub-acute care

Additional Education:

Both of the following are required:

HS Diploma or GED.

Completion of an approved CNA program.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

NJ CNA License.

BLS.

Languages: English Read Write Speak

Job Category: Clinical Guaranteed Hours: 40.00 Contract Weeks: 90

Client Details Address: 30 Prospect Avenue City: Hackensack State: NJ Zip Code: 07601