Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care across Johns Hopkins locations. You will assist with ADLs, mobility, nutrition, vital signs, and room care while ensuring patient comfort and safety.

The role requires interaction with patients, families and the care team, with CPR/BLS and Maryland CNA license as prerequisites. This temporary staffing position offers varied schedules and the opportunity to work within a renowned health system,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Maryland CNA license is required.
• AHA BLS/CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living, nutrition support, mobility, vital signs, bed changes, and replenishing room supplies.
• Communicate with patients, families and nursing staff with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Read and interpret equipment readings in conjunction with patient information.
• Knowledgeable of operating parameters of patient care equipment.
• Adhere to safety protocols and handle exposure to hazards and medications as needed.
• Maintain patient dignity and comfort and support the healthcare team as directed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma/Equivalent

Maryland CNA License

CPR Certification (AHA BLS)

Job description

Overview

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Pay Rate: $17.00 - $19.00 Per hour

Location: Various Locations

Schedule: Various Schedules

Responsibilities

Perform delegated duties related to the comfort and personal needs of the patients with consideration of their developmental needs.These activities may include ADL(s), nutritional support, patient mobility, vital signs, changing beds, replenishing room supplies and assisting healthcare team with specific treatments and/or procedures.

• Communicate with patients, families, and Nursing staff and demonstrate excellent interpersonalskills.
• Reads and interprets equipment readings, in conjunction with patient information.
• Knowledgeable of operating parameters of patient care equipment.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, radiation and pharmacological agents.
• Work requires standing and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Work requires lifting and/or positioning patients and transporting wheelchairs, beds and related equipment.
• Work requires manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform delegated patient care procedures.
• Work may require contact with aggressive and/or combative patients.
• Employees in this position will be required to adhere to work availability and unit scheduling requirements. This may include, but is not limited to availability status, mandatory overtime, on call and shift work.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/ Equivalent
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR
• Active Maryland CNA License
• Six Months of CNA experience in an inpatient setting relevant to the unit within the last two years.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, basic wound care, patient safety, and patient transport techniques.

Johns HopkinsHealth Systemand its affiliatesare an Equal Opportunity / AffIDative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.