Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

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

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to support patient care across Johns Hopkins Health System facilities. You will assist with activities of daily living, mobility, vital signs, and basic treatments under nursing supervision.

The role requires a Maryland CNA license, BLS CPR, a high school diploma or GED, and at least six months inpatient CNA experience. Training on aseptic technique and wound care is provided as needed. Various shifts may apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Maryland CNA license required (active).
• Active BLS/CPR certification required.
• Six months of CNA experience in inpatient settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) and personal care.
• Aid with patient mobility, positioning, and transfers.
• Assist nursing staff with treatments and vital sign measurements.
• Maintain aseptic technique and basic wound care when needed.
• Monitor patient safety and transport supplies and equipment as required.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Mobility assistance

Vital signs monitoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Maryland CNA License

Job description

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

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.
• 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 Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Aff… 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.