Certified Nursing Assistant

All Ways Caring HomeCare; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 20,664 - 23,419; Part time

Job summary

All Ways Caring HomeCare is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant in Liberty, Missouri. Join our compassionate team dedicated to providing outstanding patient care in various settings. You'll assist nurses with essential personal care tasks for patients, monitor vital signs, and ensure a clean and safe environment. A valid CNA certification or relevant experience is required, alongside a valid driver's license. Competitive pay ranges from $15 to $17 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory record.
• Certification required by state as a CNA or Home Health Care Aide.
• Completion of recognized home care aide training or experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses with basic care activities for patients.
• Dresses, grooms, and bathes patients.
• Takes and records vital signs.
• Administers medication as directed.
• Maintains cleanliness of patient rooms.

Skills

Basic patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Compassion and empathy

Team collaboration

Education

Certification as a Nurse Assistant

6 months experience as an aide

Job description

Certified Nursing Assistant

Locations

US-MO-KANSAS CITY | US-MO-LIBERTY | US-MO-INDEPENDENCE | US-MO-EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | US-MO-RIVERSIDE

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.

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

Pay

USD $15.00 - $17.00 per hour