What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant CNA position at Kavales Staffing Group?
Job Description
Overview :
- Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
- Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight, testing urine and recording intake and output information.
- Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
- Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential. Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and JCAHO standards.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.
- Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Education and Experience Requirements :
CNA License
AHA BLS
2 years of CNA experience
Appropriate license
Work Schedule : 4 / 3 split
0545-1815 x3
1745-0615 x5
Requirements
required
Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC)
preferred
