Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Universal Health Services; Pembroke (MA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Career development opportunities

Shift differentials

Student loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Pembroke Hospital in Pembroke, MA, an acute care inpatient behavioral health facility, is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to join the treatment team. This full-time role offers day, evening, or overnight shifts with every-other-weekend work and a shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends.

As a CNA you will perform 15-minute checks, 1:1 monitoring, assist with activities of daily living, collect vital signs, participate in treatment plans, and help ensure safe, compassionate

Qualifications

• Current MA CNA Certification required.
• High School diploma or equivalent required; Associates or Bachelor's Degree in psychology or related human services field desirable.
• 1 year of experience in the behavioral health field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts 15-minute patient checks properly and in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Conducts 1:1 monitoring properly and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Actively participates in patient treatment plans to enable optimum patient outcomes.
• Provides personal care when patient is unable to do so, including bathing, feeding, dressing, shaving and toileting.
• Provides routine patient care in order to ensure safety and quality care. May include patient restraint when necessary.
• Always maintains appropriate boundaries with staff and patients.
• Takes and reports vital signs and collects specimens at specified intervals or as directed.
• Co-leads and participates in treatment modalities, including groups.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates or Bachelor's Degree in psychology or related human services field desirable

Job description

Responsibilities

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Opportunity -

Pembroke Hospital is a 120-bed acute care, inpatient behavioral health facility located south of Boston, in Pembroke, MA. Situated on 26 acres, we offer inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment to teens, adults and older adults, and our services are designed to assess, stabilize, and treat patients by addressing their primary symptoms and problems. At Pembroke Hospital, all positions begin and end with caring for the Patient. By Listening Deeply and Understanding the Story of our Patients, we will Make a Difference in the Lives we Touch.

Our CNAs are a vital part of Pembroke Hospital’s treatment team. This is a full time position with an opportunity to work on the day, evening, or overnight shift. Our full time positions require employees to work every other weekend and there is a competitive shift differential for the evening, night, and weekend shifts.

As a CNA, you will:

• Conducts 15-minute patient checks properly and in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Conducts 1:1 monitoring properly and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Actively participates in patient treatment plans to enable optimum patient outcomes.
• Provides personal care when patient is unable to do so, including bathing, feeding, dressing, shaving and toileting.
• Provides routine patient care in order to ensure safety and quality care. May include patient restraint when necessary.
• Always maintains appropriate boundaries with staff and patients.
• Takes and reports vital signs and collects specimens at specified intervals or as directed.
• Co-leads and participates in treatment modalities, including groups.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
• Shift differentials are paid for evening, night and weekend shifts
• Student Loan Repayment - $200/month for full time
• Tuition Reimbursement - $5,000 per year

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• Certification: Current MA CNA Certification required
• Education: High School diploma or equivalent required; Associates or Bachelor's Degree in psychology or related human services field desirable
• Experience: 1 year of experience in the behavioral health field preferred

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