What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant position at SGA Talent?
About the Job
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a state certified professional that provides direct, hands-on care to patients in various settings within healthcare. CNAs are tasked with assisting in the direct daily care of patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Nursing Assistants provide care associated with every aspect of a patients day to day living needs and is referred to as activities of daily living, or ADLs. In addition to ADLs, a CNA is also responsible for monitoring and reporting health changes to other staff members, and many other healthcare related tasks. Overall, many CNA job duties include :
- Assisting patients with getting in and out of bed
- Assisting patients with personal and oral hygiene
- Performing basic movement exercises
- Assisting in repositioning immobile patients
- Serving meals and assisting patients with eating
- Monitoring food, water, and medication intake
- Taking and reporting vital statistics
- Monitoring and reporting any behavior, health, or vital statistic changes
- Assisting patients in mobility
- Offering compassion to patients and loved ones
- Traveling to multiple locations (for positions that require travel)
- Ability to care for multiple patients at once
