Certified Nursing Assistant/CNA $28 - $30

American HealthCare Staffing; Salem (MA); On-site; USD 38,572 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Supportive work environment

Job summary

A health care staffing agency in Massachusetts is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to assist nurses in providing daily living activities to patients. Responsibilities include personal care, monitoring vital signs, and assisting residents with mobility and hygiene. Candidates must complete a state-approved aide training program and hold current certification. This role emphasizes the importance of dependability and effective communication skills in English. Competitive pay is offered at $28 - $30 per hour.

Qualifications

• Completion of state-approved nurses aide-training program is required.
• Current certification and registration with the state Department of Health is necessary.
• Must be able to perform job-related functions with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses in providing personal care to residents.
• Maintain hygiene and comfort for residents.
• Monitor and record vital signs and changes in residents' conditions.

Skills

Knowledge of resident rights

Ability to provide personal care

Effective communication in English

Education

State-approved nurse aide training program

Tools

Stethoscope

Blood pressure cuff

Wheelchair

Job description

Certified Nursing Assistant/CNA $28 - $30

About the job Certified Nursing Assistant/CNA $28 - $30

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Brief Job Summary: Assist nurses (RN or LPN) in providing the activities of daily living to patients/Residents/Clients.

Typically Reports To: Nurses and Director of Nursing

Qualifications:

• Successfully complete a state-approved nurses aide-training program.
• Must understand English both written and spoken.
• Must have current certification and registration with the state Department of Health.
• Must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.

Main Functions:

• Care for multiple residents in the facility.
• Observe Resident Rights.
• Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living.
• Bathing; Dressing.
• Feeding; Pass and pick-up food trays; Serve nourishments; keep record of intake and output.
• Transfer to and from bed or chair or other locations within the facility.
• Assist to and from toilet, assist with any toileting needs.
• Keep incontinent residents clean.
• Monitor and record bowel movements.
• Pass and empty bedpans, urinals, and emesis basins; Collect specimens such as urine, stool, and sputum.
• Reposition residents in bed or chair.
• Assist with personal and dental hygiene.
• Assist in ambulation.
• Make beds; Change linens.
• Answer call bells and make rounds.
• Take and record vital signs; Measure and record height and weight.
• Record Activities of Daily living on flow sheets.
• Observe residents and note physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc. and report any changes to the nurse.
• Use safety devices and standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection and disease.
• Monitor dining room during mealtimes as scheduled.
• Evacuate residents in an emergency, according to fire and evacuation policy.

Additional Functions:

• Assist nurse with admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
• Assist nurse in giving treatments and examining residents.
• Assist with restorative and rehab care with proper instruction and supervision.

Notable Functions:

Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.

Equipment Used:

Stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, scale, tray, carts, hoyer lift, whirlpool tub, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, charts, linens, towels, standard precautions (gloves, goggles, mask, aprons), thermometers, urinals, bed pans, commodes, and personal hygiene supplies.