Acute CNA

Description

Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN or physician. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of a RN.

*$3,000 sign on bonus for new CNAs

Requirements

• Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient's age.
• Assists with patient admissions, discharge and transfers.
• Provides care, which may include bed bath, shower, whirlpool, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning bedside table, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the shift.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
• Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs and makes rounds of assigned patients.
• Takes temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intake-output and records in EMR. 

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Current CNA license