CNA: Compassionate Geriatric Patient Care & Vitals

20 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.; Georgia; Sur place; USD 34 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Northeast Georgia Health System in Georgia is seeking a certified nursing assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of an RN or LPN. You will assist residents with activities of daily living, help with personal care, and maintain a safe, clean environment for adults and geriatrics.

You will perform routine clinical duties, take vitals, coordinate with the care team, and support adherence to patient safety goals.

Qualifications

• Current Georgia CNA licensure.
• One year of nursing assistant-related experience.
• Basic nursing assistant skills and knowledge of emergency procedures.

Responsabilités

• Makes care rounds and reports pertinent information as appropriate.
• Takes vitals and tube feeding.
• Provides personal care such as bathing, shampoo, nail care, mouth care, as directed by the patient's plan of care in accordance with service procedures and assists patient's with necessary self help skills, leaving the patient's immediate environment neat and clean.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, provides for positioning, mobility, or comfort needs.
• Contributes to patient safety and reports potential problems/concepts to the Patient Care Manager/RN/Therapist.
• Ensures resident equipment is accessible to resident (i.e., call bell, water pitcher, assistive devices).
• Ensures resident activity and other worksheets are completed appropriately.
• Stores equipment and supplies in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Reports all complaints and grievances made by patient or family members to charge nurse, ADON, DON, or Administrator.
• Responsible for storing resident’s personal items properly.
• Assist in washing resident’s clothes.
• Run errands to other departments to deliver or pick-up items, if requested.
• May assist with housekeeping duties such as cleaning tables, refrigerator.

Connaissances

Basic nursing assistant skills

Basic math abilities

Emergency procedures

Therapeutic communication

Teamwork skills

Formation

Georgia Certified Nursing Assistant licensure

Description du poste

Northeast Georgia Health System in Georgia is seeking a certified nursing assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of an RN or LPN. You will assist residents with activities of daily living, help with personal care, and maintain a safe, clean environment for adults and geriatrics.

You will perform routine clinical duties, take vitals, coordinate with the care team, and support adherence to patient safety goals.