Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), New Orleans, LA

Description

Title:  Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Location:  New Orleans VA Medical Centers and Facilities

Position Type: Full time (30-40 hours/week), part time (16-29 hours/week)

Education Level: CNA

Job Category: Health Care

Shift: Nights, Evenings, Weekends

Start Date: April 15, 2025

Our Company Promise

We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients.   Our Culture’s 5 key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. These elements are:

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Personability
• Transparency
• Responsiveness

Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees.

Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.

Summary:

At Vighter, we take pride in partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver compassionate healthcare services to our nation’s veterans. We are seeking dedicated Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to join our team and provide exceptional care at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, LA.

The Certified Nursing Assistant will help patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs, providing comfort, assisting with ambulation to the bathroom and bathing, and vital sign monitoring. The CNA will work under the guidance of a Licensed Nurse to deliver comprehensive health services to patient/residents.

Our mission is to deliver high-quality care with compassion, integrity, and respect, helping improve the health and well-being of veterans in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Vighter is a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business that is accredited by both the Joint Commission and ISO-9001. With our dedication to continuous process improvement, Vighter assists in the provision of the highest standards of care.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, nonsterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths, applying restraints.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording and documenting intake and output information on appropriate forms and in the electronic medical record.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; 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 The Joint Commission standards
• One-to-one observation to include Virtual Observation
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have exceptional customer service skills.
• Employees shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the job requirements, including ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.

Education:

• Current Certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Current AHA BLS Certification

Qualifications:

• The provider shall possess the required qualification/elements to be privileged and/or credentialed in accordance with the VetPro, background checks, fingerprinting, badging, annual fit testing, and pre-employment and annual drug testing.
• The contractor’s credentials/qualifications are subject to review by VAMC Staff. These qualifications at a minimum will be based on Joint Commission (JC), or equivalent, quality standards for training, education, and competency.

• Must have and maintain one of the following certifications: Basic Life Support for health care providers through the American Heart Association®, CPR for the professional rescuer through the American Red Cross or the American Safety and Health Institute.
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of experience as a registered nurse in med surg or one of the specialties listed above.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine.
• Ability to work independently while being a collaborative team player.

Duty Hours / On-call Requirements

• Generally speaking, VAMCs are open 24/7/365. This position requires schedule availability in all shifts and rotational on-call duties and may necessitate return to the facility to provide care.
• This position has availabilities to work day, evening and night shifts. Availability during weekends and holidays is a possibility. Advanced notice will be provided for scheduling purposes.
• We try our best to accommodate your schedule, so please inform Vighter of your desired schedule and/or geographic limitations in advance.

Work Environment

• Outpatient / VA Medical Centers in New Orleans, LA, utilizing best-in-class equipment, techniques and staffing support.
• Days / Shifts / Swing / Weekend Days / Weekend Nights schedule with occasional on-call duties.
• Supportive team of healthcare professionals and administrative staff.
• Opportunity to work with diverse populations, including Veterans and underserved communities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, weekly pay and comprehensive benefits package, with Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for W2 full time employees and select Commercial (Travel – VMS) employees.
• Company-paid basic Life and AD&D insurance. Best in class rates for Voluntary life insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.
• SCA employees: Health & Welfare paid in cash (with proof of ACA-compliant health insurance from the open market or Vighter, LLC) Employee may use funds in cash or to offset any benefits premiums, fund their 401(k) retirement account or a combination of the two.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit for more than 8 hours per day.
• Must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10 feet.
• Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
• Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
• Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
• Must be able to perform duties in an indoor or outdoor environment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
• Must undergo urine drug screening (UDS).
• Most positions require a Tuberculosis skin test and an up-to-date immunization record.

Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, and/or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to perform BLS/CPR if necessary and assist patients into/out of a wheelchair.
• Must be able to perform duties in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitations.
• Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and carry up to 10 feet.
• Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
• Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
• Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
• Must be willing to work day, night, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and overtime if necessary.
• Must be able to perform duties in an indoor and/or outdoor environment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation. Candidate must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contender to, or received probation prior to judgement for any crime other than a minor traffic violation, the record of which has not been expunged.
• Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).