Certified Nursing Assistant - Weekend

Good Shepherd Penn Partners; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Penn Partners is seeking a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to enhance the effectiveness of the clinical team. This role involves providing personal care, collecting patient data, and ensuring a safe and clean working environment. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and certification as a nursing assistant, along with a commitment to patient care and teamwork.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant certification required.
• Basic Life Support / CPR as a healthcare provider per American Heart Association required.
• Previous rehabilitation or LTC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by attending to personal care needs.
• Collects patient data and maintains clinical environment.
• Supports unit efficiency by cleaning and restocking patient equipment.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Patient Care

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Looking for a new career that offers excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement, and endless opportunities for career growth? Then join the Good Shepherd family!

The Raker Center at Good Shepherd is a 99-bed long-term care facility that offers intermediate, heavy, or skilled nursing care for persons with physical disabilities ages 12 years and older. We are looking for a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to join our family!

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Enhances the effectiveness of the clinical team by collecting patient data, responding to resident/patient requests, providing personal care, and maintaining the clinical environment.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • PROVIDES PATIENT CARE
    • By prioritizing, planning and completing patient care as assigned
    • attending to personal care needs
    • assisting with patient transfers and ambulation
    • obtaining accurate vital signs and other clinical parameters and and specimens including: blood sugar readings, EKG’s and drawn blood samples
    • responding to patient requests
    • requesting RN or LPN supervision with new or unfamiliar tasks.
    • Reviews Policy and Procedures prior to performing tasks that are unfamiliar.
  • ESTABLISHES A COMPASIONATE ENVIRONMENT
    • By providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients and families and other associates.
  • PROMOTES CUSTOMER SERVICE
    • By greeting patients, visitors, and associates in person and on the telephone
    • answering questions within the scope of practice
    • relaying calls to patients
    • giving directions
    • and referring inquires to clinical staff and physicians.
  • COMMUNICATES INFORMATION
    • By collecting and documenting in the patient record
    • providing clinical reports at regular intervals to fellow nursing assistants and nurses
    • notifying RNs of significant findings or change in patient condition.
  • DOCUMENTS RESIDENT/PATIENT CARE SERVICES
    • By recording information in the chart as soon as possible after collection
    • recording intake/output totals at the end of shift or specified times
    • records patient activity and care on the chart.
  • MAINTAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
    • By keeping information confidential
    • responding to patient requests using Tact and diplomacy.
  • COLLECTS RESIDENT/PATIENT INFORMATION
    • By operating patient care equipment, including blood glucose monitor, blood pressure cuffs, lifts and scales according to policy and procedure
    • observing patient response to care
    • engaging patient in conversation and acting upon responses or requests.
  • PROVIDES A SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    • By completing environmental rounds
    • keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter
    • applying infection control policies and procedures to daily practice
    • and other unit specific equipment checks and maintenance duties
    • meeting dress code requirements and maintaining adequate personal hygiene.
  • SUPPORTS UNIT EFFICIENCY
    • By cleaning and restocking patient equipment
    • assisting with cleaning and monitoring of equipment
    • contribute to PI activities
    • using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
    • reporting maintenance and equipment issues per policy
    • reporting to assigned unit on time, ready to meet the responsibilities of the position and Punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining Etime sheet as necessary.
  • MAINTAINS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
    • By identifying own learning needs
    • attending educational workshops
    • by seeking resources to meet learning needs
    • attending unit meetings
    • reading unit memos and meeting minutes and meeting ongoing mandatory education requirements.
  • CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT
    • By arriving on duty as scheduled
    • maintaining attendance
    • demonstrating flexibility in response to change
    • acting as support personnel and perform assigned duties independently to allow licensed associates to complete their responsibilities
    • by offering to assist other associates with patient care and unit activities that arise throughout the shift.
    • Participate in orienting new employees
• QUALIFICATIONS
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    • Education
      • High School Diploma required
    • Work Experience
      • Previous rehabilitation or LTC experience preferred
    • Licenses / Certifications
      • Certified Nursing Assistant certification required
      • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required