Certified Nursing Assistant - Macon

BrightSpring Health Services; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightSpring Health Services is seeking a compassionate Nurse Assistant in Macon to join its caring team. The role requires assisting nursing staff with patient care tasks, maintaining patient comfort, and ensuring proper documentation of care. Qualified candidates must have relevant certification and a valid driver's license, with the ability to provide essential support to patients in various care settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record required.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses by performing various basic care activities.
• Records vital signs and feeds patients.
• Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care.

Skills

Compassion

Patient Care

Basic Care Activities

Education

Certification as a Nurse Assistant

Completion of a recognized home care aide training program

Job description

Our Company

ResCare Community Living

Overview

Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in people's lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the needs of our clients in a variety of settings such as Home Health, Hospice, Residential and Private Duty. If your passion is outstanding patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life, then come work for us. Apply today!

Responsibilities

• Assists nurses by performing various basic care activities related to services essential to caring for the personal needs and comfort of patient
• Dresses, grooms, bathes, feeds, takes and records vital signs of patients
• Answers call lights, assists in toileting, oral care, nail care, catheter care, assists patients in wheel chairs, transports, turns bedridden patients, reports patient changes, and takes out trash
• Requires certification as a Nurse Assistant; functions may not exceed Standards of Practice as accorded by certification
• Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care
• Cleans room and changes bed linen
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration rate
• Gives medication as directed by Physician or Nurse and makes notation of amount and time given
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum age requirements is 18 years
• Valid driver's license, with satisfactory driving record, as defined by agency policy
• Certification, if required by state licensure as a CNA or Home Health Care Aide in the state in which the aide is to provide care
• Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or 6 months of recent experience as an aide
• Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting and may be expected to lift up 75 lbs.; must be able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time and bend, stoop, push, pull, and reach

About our Line of Business

ResCare Community Living, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, has five decades of experience in the disability services field, providing support to individuals who need assistance with daily living due to an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability. We provide a comprehensive range of high-quality services, including: community living, adult host homes for adults regardless of disability, behavioral/mental health support, in-home pharmacy solutions, telecare and remote support, supported employment and training programs, and day programs. For more information, please visit www.rescarecommunityliving.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range

USD $15.00 - $16.00 / Hour