2 Nursing Assistant

Cornerstone Healthcare Staffing LLC; Reading; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing agency is seeking Certified Nursing Assistants to provide essential care and support in healthcare settings. The role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, maintaining documentation, and ensuring confidentiality. Ideal candidates should possess knowledge of anatomy and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Understands legal implications of patient care.
• Friendly and professional bedside manner.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with activities of daily living and patient comfort.
• Checking vital signs and documentation of patient care.
• Maintaining patient stability and confidentiality.

Skills

Basic knowledge of anatomy

Knowledge of nursing care

Effective communication skills

Professional bedside manner

Job description

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A Certified Nursing Assistant's Job Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.

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CNA Skills and Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care
• Friendly and professional bedside manner
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills
• Understands legal implications of patient care