Certified Nursing Assistant

All-Ways-Caring-Homecare; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 42,981,000 - 47,279,000; Full time

Job summary

All Ways Caring HomeCare seeks a compassionate CNA aide to assist nurses with basic patient care in home health, hospice, and private duty settings. The role includes assisting with daily activities, vital signs, and patient comfort in a supportive home environment.

The candidate will be certified or eligible as a CNA, possess a valid NC driver's license, and be able to lift to 75 lbs. The position emphasizes safe, respectful care and meeting patient needs at home.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record.
• CNA certification or eligibility as required by state licensure.
• Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or 6 months of recent experience as an aide.
• Must be able to lift and assist patients up to 75 lbs. and perform basic mobility tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses by performing basic care activities.
• Dress, groom, bathe, feed, and record vital signs of patients.
• Answer call lights and assist in toileting, oral/nail care and transfers.
• Take and record temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.
• Gives medications as directed by Physician or Nurse and notes administration.
• Other duties as assigned and as needed.

Skills

Compassionate care

Patient communication

Mobility assistance

Driving and transportation

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification

Job description

Our Company

All Ways Caring HomeCare

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.

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 HomeCaredelivers 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 $15.00 - $16.50 / Hour