Certified Nurse Aide

Addus HomeCare; Savannah (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great culture and team atmosphere

Comprehensive benefits effective the 1

401k retirement plan with a generous公司

Generous time off accruals

Paid holidays

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Merit Increases

Employee Discount Programs

Job summary

Tennessee Quality Care in Savannah, TN is seeking compassionate Certified Nurse Aides to provide hands-on personal care for patients recovering from surgery or dealing with health challenges. You will assist with baths, grooming, mobility, and maintaining a clean, safe living area under supervising clinicians.

You will monitor vital signs, assist with medications, and report changes to the nurse or case manager. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Certified nurse aide as required by state.
• Meets state training requirements.
• At least 18 years of age.
• CPR certification or equivalent per agency/state regulations.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver's license and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on personal care including baths, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, dressing assistance, skin care and prevention of skin breakdown, toileting aid, and maintaining living area.
• Record temperatures (oral/temporal/axillary), pulse, respiration, blood pressure when ordered with demonstrated skills.
• Perform simple procedures as an extension of nursing services as ordered with demonstrated skills.
• Assist patients in self-administration of medications.
• Report on patients' condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse or case manager.

Education

Certified by the state as a nurse aide

Job description

Tennessee Quality Care provides personalized medical care to help people live their best lives We take care of patients recovering from surgery or illness coping with a difficult health challenge or seeking end of life care We believe our calling is to offer every patient the same level of care wed give to our own families Come join our team of compassionate caregivers that deliver the highest quality care day in and day out

What We offer

• Great culture and team atmosphere
• Comprehensive benefits effective the first of the month
• 401k retirement plan with a generous company match
• Generous time off accruals
• Paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Merit Increases
• Employee Discount Programs

What Youll Do

• Providing hands on personal care including Baths Oral hygiene Shampoos changing bed linen assisting with dressing and undressing skin care and prevention of skin breakdown toileting assistance keeping living area clean and orderly as needed and other duties within their scope of practice assigned by supervising clinician
• Taking and recording oral temporal and axillary temperatures pulse respiration pulse oximetry and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completeddemonstrated skills competency
• Performing simple procedures as an extension of nursing services as ordered with appropriate completeddemonstrated skills competency
• Assisting patients in the self administration of medication
• Reporting on patients condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse or case manager

Qualifications

• Certified by the state as a nurse aid
• Meets the training requirements and successfully completes them
• At least 18 years of age
• Possess and maintains current CPR certification or another certification process as deemed appropriate by agency state and federal regulations
• Must have reliable transportation current drivers license and appropriate automobile insurance