Certified Nursing Assistant

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

Job summary

A compassionate home health care provider based in North Carolina seeks a Nursing Assistant to support patient care. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, recording vital signs, and providing uncomplicated patient care. Candidates must be at least 18 years old with state certification as a CNA or Home Health Aide. Join a team dedicated to maximizing patient dignity and independence in their homes.

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
• Valid driver's license with a satisfactory record.
• Certification required by state licensure as a CNA or Home Health Aide.
• Expected to lift up to 75 lbs; able to sit, stand, walk, bend, and reach.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses with basic care activities for patients.
• Perform tasks such as dressing, grooming, and feeding.
• Record vital signs and report patient changes.
• Provide uncomplicated patient care as directed.

Skills

Caring for patients' personal needs

Basic nursing assistance

Proper body mechanics for lifting

Record keeping for vital signs

Education

Certification as a Nurse Assistant

Completion of recognized aide training program

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!

External Job Description

• 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

About our Line of Business

All Ways Caring HomeCare delivers quality, compassionate, and individualized care and support that helps people in need of assistance stay at home – all while maximizing their dignity, privacy, and independence. Whether recovering from illness, injury, or surgery, living with a chronic disability, or dealing with the natural process of aging, services are tailored to meet the individual needs of people of all ages, physical conditions, and cognitive abilities. All Ways Caring HomeCare services include personal care and homemaking programs, professional nursing, older adult care management, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, respite care, and other programs. For more information, please visit www.allwayscaring.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range USD $12.00 - $16.00 / Hour