Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Neulife Rehabilitation is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our team in Mt Dora, Florida. As a CNA, you will provide essential support to patients and assist in delivering high-quality healthcare services.

Responsibilities:

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Monitor and record vital signs
• Collaborate with the nursing staff to create a safe and comfortable environment for patients
• Assist in the implementation of care plans
• Support the healthcare team in providing excellent patient care

Requirements:

• Valid Certified Nursing Assistant license
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work night shifts and weekends

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation: $17 - $21 per hour
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Career development opportunities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lifts, turns, moves, positions, and transports clients as appropriate for their condition.
• Assists clients with baths, showers, personal grooming, feeding, and toileting.
• Accurately documents and charts patient care to include vitals and personal interactions.
• Respond to call lights promptly. Resolves client issue at time of initial response.
• Exhibits excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards clients.
• Assists in the evacuation of patients.
• Demonstrates dependable, regular attendance. Arrived to work on time and departs as scheduled.
• Demonstrates ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours without restrictions.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Bilingual in Spanish a plus

Specific job requirements:

• Demonstrates patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm as well as willingness to handle difficult patients.
• Possesses the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Possesses knowledge of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post-acute care rehabilitation facility
• Demonstrates the ability to implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department.
• Performs proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to direct patient care, patient rights, and safety and sanitation.
• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with all clients, families, visitors, associates, vendors, etc.
• Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
• Accept constructive feedback (positive or negative), learns from mistakes and grows from the experience.
• Understands and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures.
• Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to NeuLife's Code of Conduct and promptly completes mandatory compliance training as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent. One-year experience in a rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Current CNA License, HHA or Medical Assistant Certificates

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:

NeuLife Rehabilitation of Michigan