Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs

Position Summary:
Under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director and the supervision of a licensed nurse, the Certified Nursing Assistant provides culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate patient care. The Certified Nursing Assistant works under close supervision of a licensed nurse and performs a variety of basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs of patients.
Basic Qualifications:

Education:
Requires a high school diploma in General Studies or a GED state certification.

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.
Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Alerts the nursing staff and medical staff to observed changes in the patient’s condition.
• Assists patients with basic hygiene, hair and oral care as required.
• 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.
• Maintains and expands knowledge of medical terminology.
• Collects and transports patient specimens for laboratory analysis as directed.
• Complies with CRHS and departmental safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality care and services.
• Operates medical equipment safely, such as automatic blood pressure machines and SCD machines.
• Presents a professional image to CRHS nursing, clinical, and medical staff members as well as patients, families, and visitors.
• Provides basic clerical support as requested.
• 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.

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.

Standards of Performance:

• Adheres to the CRHS Standards of Behavior as measured by observations of managers, coworkers, and outside and/or inside customers.
• Promotes intradepartmental and interdepartmental teamwork as measured by observations of the Director and coworkers
• Demonstrates professional conduct and adherence to safety, confidentiality, and HIPAA standards.
• Performs assigned patient care duties in a timely and accurate manner as measured by logs, charts, and observation.
• Actively participates as a member of the healthcare team by attending all mandated in-services, as well as departmental staff meetings as determined by the departmental Director
• Verbalizes and/or demonstrates core competencies of the unit and department
• Demonstrates reliability as measured by compliance with the CRHS Time and Attendance policy.
• Complies with regulatory requirements, including the National Patient Safety Goals, as observed by peers, supervisors, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Complies with standards of care, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Performs basic clerical support functions as measured by observations of departmental Director and co-workers.
• Performs basic patient care tasks and clerical support duties as measured by feedback from co-workers and observations of the departmental Director.