Compassionate Pediatric CNA: Hands-On Care & Teamwork

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children; New York (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children in New York is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under licensed staff.

You will support the care team, complete routine tasks per care plans, document vital signs and I&O, assist with feeding and ADLs, and help maintain a clean, safe environment while promoting resident dignity. Join a collaborative pediatric care setting and help ensure compassionate, high-quality care for children and families throughout

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of 100 hours Nurses Aide Training Program; CNA certification in NY.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• One year experience in Medical Surgical / Pediatrics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality and safe delivery of resident care.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team meetings and reports observations and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Actively participates in the implementation of direct resident care in accordance with the care plan.
• Completes daily resident assignments efficiently.
• Accountable for resident safety throughout their shift.
• Provides supervision of assigned residents and accountable for location of resident throughout shift.
• Ensures resident's overall appearance reflects good personal hygiene and appropriate dress.
• Promotes age appropriate independence on ADLs.
• Ensues the residents living environment is neat, clean, and well-organized.
• Ensures optimal nutrition and hydration of the resident by assisting in feeding as per care plan.
• Accurately documents TPR, I & O, heights/weights and all important data as directed by unit routine.
• Promptly reports changes in resident status to staff nurse/nurse manager.
• Communicates resident’s status to staff nurse/nurse manager when reporting off unit for breaks and end of shift.
• Engages residents in age appropriate socialization/stimulation.
• Collaborates with therapeutic activity staff.
• Escorts residents to ACF/clinic appointments as assigned and is responsible for having clinic consult form filled out and returned.
• Accurately identifies resident/environmental /personal belongings.
• Reports all broken and malfunctioning equipment immediately to staff nurse/nurse manager.
• Maintains a clean, well-organized work environment.
• Initiates the admissions process by greeting the resident in the lobby, escorts to unit, orients to room and assist in vital signs, height, and weight.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Observation and reporting

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

100 hours Nurses Aide Training Program

Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) - NY State

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Job description

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children in New York is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under licensed staff.

You will support the care team, complete routine tasks per care plans, document vital signs and I&O, assist with feeding and ADLs, and help maintain a clean, safe environment while promoting resident dignity. Join a collaborative pediatric care setting and help ensure compassionate, high-quality care for children and families throughout