Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

SanStone Health & Rehabilitation; North Carolina; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

SanStone Health & Rehabilitation is seeking staff to care for patients in a nursing home, under the guidance of licensed nursing personnel. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living, hygiene, and mobility, and reporting observations to the charge nurse.

The role also involves feeding patients, taking measurements, and maintaining clean, orderly patient areas in a compassionate, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• Care for patients in nursing home and assist with daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom to assist patient needs.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Hygiene assistance

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Summary

Care for patients in nursing home under delegation & direction of licensed nursing staff by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities in the following:

• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system. Assist patient with their needs.
• Assists patients to bathroom, with bedpan and urinal. Checks and provide needed care to patients who soil and/or wet themselves.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients.
• Assists patients with all hygiene (i.e., mouth care, fingernails, grooming of hair, etc.)
• Gives non-systemic enemas as assigned.
• Collects specimens for laboratory test as assigned.
• Performs nursing intervention programs as assigned (i.e., range of motion, bowel and bladder training, etc.)
• Observes patients for any changes in physical or mental condition and report observations to the charge nurse.
• Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help.
• Transports patients or assists patients to walk.
• Provide fresh water in pitchers in patients room. Collect pitchers and cups for sterilization. Turns and repositions patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent skin breakdown.
• Changes bed linens, makes bed, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
• Checks and records patient health care activity as stated on assignments.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Obtains, cleans disinfects, and stores supplies (i.e., bedpan, urinal, etc.) in patient rooms.
• Maintains patient areas ( closets, dresser, drawers etc.) in an orderly manner.

Sign-on Bonus available