What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNA position at DKMRBH Inc?
WORK ENVIORNMENT: 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:
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Ability to speak and understand English
Required
Ability to pass a level 2 fingerprinting
Required
Must have a current State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant license
Required
Must have current CPR certification or able to complete once hired
Required
Intervention with combative persons may be required
Required
Ability to stay alert for up to a 16-hour shift
Required
Able to lift and carry 25 lbs
Required
Ability to push, pull, bend, stoop and kneel
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:
- Assist with all aspects of resident care as assigned by the nurse/shift supervisor, including activities of daily living, ambulation, mobility, and nutrition.
- Observe, identify, and report resident concerns or needs to the shift supervisor.
- Document information factually and objectively, within acceptable time frame as defined by facility policy.
- Provide safe and supportive observation and effectively monitor assigned residents.
- Complete assignments timely, completely, accurately and in a cooperative manner.
- 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.
- Assist with monitoring and accountability of residents to enable medical personnel to accomplish health related tasks.
- 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.
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Ability to speak and understand English
Required
Ability to pass a level 2 fingerprinting
Required
Must have a current State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant license
Required
Must have current CPR certification or able to complete once hired
Required
Intervention with combative persons may be required
Required
Ability to stay alert for up to a 16-hour shift
Required
Able to lift and carry 25 lbs
Required
Ability to push, pull, bend, stoop and kneel
