Certified Nurse Aide - North Salem, United States - StaffGenius

Description

Job Description

North Salem, NY at a skilled nursing facility

$23 per hour/ OT accepted at 1.5x

Holidays 1.5x

ALL SHIFTS/ Every other weekend/ Full time

weekly pay

Certified Nurse Assistant Responsibilities:

• changing linens,
• cleaning rooms,
• toileting,
• feeding,
• grooming,
• helping to move patients,
• assisting with physical therapy, doing range of motion exercises,
• dressing,
• giving bed baths (under the direction of a nurse),
• taking vital signs,
• assisting with dental care,
• recording patient conditions,
• putting together patient packages for a discharge,
• dispensing medications,
• taking blood pressure.

1. Assists with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) by serving meals and feeding patients as needed; offering fresh water and snacks; helping patients ambulate; and turning, positioning, and transferring patients.
2. Takes care of patients' personal hygiene by assisting with or giving bed baths, baths, or showers; toileting by offering bedpans and walking patients to the toilet; providing back rubs and skin care; and keeping patients clean at all times.
3. Follows nurse instructions to perform procedures, including but not limited to administering enemas; applying non-sterile dressings, ice packs, and heat treatments; giving sitz or therapeutic baths; and applying restraints on the order of a physician.
4. Complies with HIPAA Privacy Act by protecting confidential patient information.
5. Follows all policies and procedures to maintain a safe hospital setting.
6. Participates in all training and continuing education. Maintains licensure to meet federal, state, and accreditation standards.