Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Lineage Health Care Consulting; Lincolnwood (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lineage Health Care Consulting in Lincolnwood, IL seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide compassionate patient care and daily living support in a clinical setting.

Requirements include current Illinois CNA certification and CPR, with a high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following facility policy.

Qualifications

• State CNA certification is required.
• Current CPR (American Heart Association).
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent personal hygiene and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for daily activities and personal hygiene.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing dietary restrictions, allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine.
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

Skills

CPR (AHA)

Independent thinking

Communication with staff

Patient-focused care

Hygiene & cleanliness

Education

State CNA Certification

High School diploma or equivalent

Nursing degree from CNA program

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Licensed Graduates Are Welcome

Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in accordance with laws of the state of Illinois. Must possess, as a minimum, an 8th grade education.

Seeking a skilled Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide outstanding patient care and physical support for patients and residents on a daily basis. To do well in this role you should have your state certified nursing assistant certification and a nursing degree from a recognized Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Responsibilities:

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine.
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Requirements:

• State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
• Current CPR (American Heart Association).
• Nursing degree from a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.
• Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Current identification.
• Comfortable using a computer.
• Excellent personal hygiene.