CNA/CMT

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

Job summary

A local home health agency is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide essential patient care. Responsibilities include administering medications, assisting with daily living activities, maintaining patient hygiene, and observing vital signs. Applicants must hold a valid CNA license with at least one year of experience in a healthcare setting and be licensed through the Maryland Board of Nursing. This role emphasizes quality patient care and teamwork within medical teams.

Qualifications

• Must hold current CNA VALID STATE BOARD LICENSE WITH AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH CARE SETTING.
• Currently licensed through the Maryland Board of Nursing in good standing.
• Current Valid CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and treatments as directed.
• Provide patient care and assist with daily activities.
• Document changes in patients' conditions and report to staff.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Communication

Inventory management

Education

CNA license

Graduate from accredited school

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 beholding current CNA VALID STATE BOARD LICENSE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH CARE SETTING

Graduate from accredited schoolBe currently licensed through the Maryland Board of Nursing in good standingCurrent Valid CPR, Capability in meeting the patient needs.