2 Nursing Assistant

Cornerstone Healthcare Staffing LLC; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing organization is looking for a Certified Nursing Assistant in the United Kingdom. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, providing adjunct care, and maintaining patient stability. Candidates should possess effective communication skills, knowledge of nursing care, and a friendly bedside manner, along with current CPR certification. This position offers an opportunity to enhance nursing practices and contribute significantly to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living including serving meals and ambulating.
• Administers adjunct care such as enemas and dressings as needed.
• Checks vital signs and maintains patient stability.
• Documents actions and maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Participates in educational opportunities to enhance job knowledge.

Skills

Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology

Knowledge of relevant nursing care

Friendly and professional bedside manner

Maintains current CPR certification

Multi-tasking skills

Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills

Understands legal implications of patient care

Job description

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.

CNA Skills and Qualifications:

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