Certified Nursing Assistant

All Ways Caring HomeCare; Elizabeth City (NC); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Elizabeth City, North Carolina is seeking a compassionate Nurse Assistant to assist in personal patient care. Responsibilities include providing basic care, recording vital signs, and ensuring patient comfort. The ideal candidate will have a CNA certification or equivalent, valid driver's license, and a passion for helping others. Competitive hourly rate of $12.00 - $16.00.

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record.
• Must have CNA certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses with basic care activities.
• Take and record vital signs.
• Provide uncomplicated patient care.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Certification as a Nurse Assistant

Completion of home care aide training program or experience

Job description

Overview

Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in people's lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the needs of our clients in a variety of settings such as Home Health, Hospice, Residential and Private Duty. If your passion is outstanding patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life, then come work for us. Apply today!

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses by performing various basic care activities related to services essential to caring for the personal needs and comfort of patient
• Dresses, grooms, bathes, feeds, takes and records vital signs of patients
• Answers call lights, assists in toileting, oral care, nail care, catheter care, assists patients in wheel chairs, transports, turns bedridden patients, reports patient changes, and takes out trash
• Requires certification as a Nurse Assistant; functions may not exceed Standards of Practice as accorded by certification
• Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care
• Cleans room and changes bed linen
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration rate
• Gives medication as directed by Physician or Nurse and makes notation of amount and time given
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirements is 18 years
• Valid driver\'s license, with satisfactory driving record, as defined by agency policy
• Certification, if required by state licensure as a CNA or Home Health Care Aide in the state in which the aide is to provide care
• Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or 6 months of recent experience as an aide
• Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting and may be expected to lift up 75 lbs.; must be able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time and bend, stoop, push, pull, and reach

Salary

USD $12.00 - $16.00 / Hour