Compassionate CNA: Patient Care & Mobility

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami Hospital & Clinics is seeking a CNA to provide comprehensive patient care in the Nursing 9 North unit. This full-time role involves assisting with hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and monitoring patient conditions in a high-activity surgical oncology and bariatrics setting.

Join a team focused on safety, accuracy, and compassionate support, with responsibilities from bathing to vital signs and post-mortem care as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license.
• Valid State of Florida CNA license required.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provides for patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assisting with showers.
• Assists with meals and feeds patients, ambulates, turns, and positions patients, and provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, therapeutic and sitz baths, and applies restraints.
• Performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
• Answers patients’ call lights and requests promptly.
• Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and staff and transports patients and equipment.
• Reports patient conditions to the assigned nurse to ensure professional assessment.
• Measures and records food and liquid intake and output, and checks and records vital signs.
• Provides patient help with walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license

Job description

The University of Miami Hospital & Clinics is seeking a CNA to provide comprehensive patient care in the Nursing 9 North unit. This full-time role involves assisting with hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and monitoring patient conditions in a high-activity surgical oncology and bariatrics setting.

Join a team focused on safety, accuracy, and compassionate support, with responsibilities from bathing to vital signs and post-mortem care as needed.