CNA/CMT

First Healthcare Network; Benedict (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

First Healthcare Network is looking for a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Benedict, Maryland. Your role involves providing optimal patient care, administering medications, and assisting with daily living activities.

The ideal candidate holds a valid CNA state board license, has at least one year of experience, and is familiar with CPR. Join our team to enhance patients' quality of life with compassionate care.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Current CPR certification and good standing with the Maryland Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and treatments as directed.
• Provide personal care to patients including grooming and bathing.
• Observe and report patients' conditions and vital signs.
• Maintain inventory and ensure supplies are ready for use.

Skills

Patient care

Medication administration

CPR certification

Communication

Education

CNA valid state board license

Accredited nursing school graduation

CMT license (optional)

Job description

We are dedicated to the highest level of professional care to return our patients to optimal health, to enhance their quality of life and meet their social and emotional needs.

We are a local Home Health agency clinician owned and operated.

Job Description

• Administer medications and treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, and douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
• Answer patients' call signals.
• Bathe, groom, shave, dress, and/or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
• Clean rooms and change linens.
• Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
• Prepare, serve, and collect food trays.
• Provide patient care by supplying and emptying bed pans, applying dressings and supervising exercise routines.
• Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and re-position bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
• Work as part of a medical team that examines and treats clinic outpatients.
• Answer phones and direct visitors.
• Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Deliver messages, documents and specimens.
• Explain medical instructions to patients and family members.
• Maintain inventory by storing, preparing, sterilizing, and issuing supplies such as dressing packs and treatment trays.
• Observe patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff.
• Perform clerical duties such as processing documents and scheduling appointments.
• Restrain patients if necessary.
• Set up equipment such as oxygen tents, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.

Qualifications

Must be holding current CNA valid state board license, at least one year of experience in health care setting.

Graduate from accredited school, be currently licensed through the Maryland Board of Nursing in good standing, current valid CPR certification, able to meet the physical requirement of position.

Also maybe have a CMT license. If not, you are required to take the class with the company.

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application! All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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