Compassionate CNA: Patient Care & Team Support

Crisp Regional Health Services; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, GA, is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to support licensed nursing staff in delivering quality patient care under supervision. The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and patient comfort as you perform routine duties such as hygiene support, specimen transport, and monitoring patient condition.

As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will follow nursing staff instructions, operate basic medical equipment, and participate in ongoing training to

Qualifications

• Education: Requires a high school diploma or GED state certification or similar demonstrated ability.
• Experience: Requires up to six months of work-related experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Licensure, Registrations & Certifications: Requires and maintains a Certified Nursing Assistant certification.

Responsibilities

• Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and staff from other departments of the organization.
• Provides direct support to the nursing staff and follows the departmental Director’s and licensed nursing staffs’ instructions and directions in the delivery of quality patient care.
• Alerts the nursing staff and medical staff to observe changes in the patient’s condition.
• Operates medical equipment safely, such as automatic blood pressure machines and SCD machines.
• Collects and transports patient specimens for laboratory analysis as directed.
• Assists patients with basic hygiene, hair and oral care as required.
• Complies with CRHS and departmental safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality care and services.
• Maintains and expands knowledge of medical terminology.
• Provides basic clerical support as requested.
• Presents a professional image to CRHS nursing, clinical, and medical staff members as well as patients, families, and visitors.
• Performs rounds every two hours for the purpose of providing quality care and services.
• Participates in performance improvement studies and integrates performance improvement standards into work-related activities.
• Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned to assure resident safety

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Observation of patient changes

Patient hygiene assistance

Professional communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

CNA certification

Job description

Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, GA, is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to support licensed nursing staff in delivering quality patient care under supervision. The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and patient comfort as you perform routine duties such as hygiene support, specimen transport, and monitoring patient condition.

As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will follow nursing staff instructions, operate basic medical equipment, and participate in ongoing training to