Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

GL Virginia Shenandoah LLC; Poquoson, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayside of Poquoson Health and Rehab Center in Poquoson, VA is seeking staff to assist residents with daily living activities and clinical support responsibilities. The role involves helping residents with bathing, grooming, feeding, mobility, and personal care as part of a medical team.

Candidates should be able to read and write English at an 8th grade level and be capable of lifting and transporting residents.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and understand English at an 8th grade level.
• Ability to lift, move and transport residents to prevent bedsores.
• Must work well as part of a medical team and take direction from staff.

Responsibilities

• Read, write and understand English at an 8th grade level.
• Assist residents with baths, grooming, feeding and toileting.
• Help residents walk, exercise and move in and out of bed.
• Transport residents using wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call lights and respond to residents' needs.
• Bathe, groom, dress residents for treatment or examination.
• Deliver messages, documents and specimens as needed.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and ensure clean rooms.
• Perform clerical duties and document residents’ condition.

Skills

English literacy

Mobility / lifting

Teamwork

Job description

Bayside of Poquoson Health and Rehab Center
Poquoson, VA 23662, USA

Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at the 8th Grade Level.
• Must be able to lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
• Observe residents’ conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff.
• Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Work as part of a medical team that examines and treats residents.
• Answer residents’ call lights.
• Provide residents with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Must be able to assist residents with baths, showers, personal grooming, feeding, and toileting.
• Bathe, groom, shave, dress, or drape patients to prepare them for treatment, or examination.
• Transport residents to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.
• Restrain residents if necessary.
• Prepare, serve, and collect food trays.
• Clean rooms and change linens.
• Deliver messages, documents and specimens.
• Answer phones and direct visitors.
• Maintain inventory by storing, preparing, sterilizing, and issuing supplies such as dressing packs and treatment trays.
• Perform clerical duties such as processing documents and detailing residents’ condition.

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