NA/CNA, Nursing Floats, 32-Hour, Days, 7:00am - 3:30pm, Every other weekend, Every other holiday
NA/CNA, Nursing Floats, 32-Hour, Days, 7:00am - 3:30pm, Every other weekend, Every other holiday
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Job Description
Overview
Hours: 32-Hour Days 7:00am - 3:30pm Every other weekend Every other holiday
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures under direction of a licensed nurse.
- Collects basic health data as directed by a licensed nurse.
- Assists patients with activities of daily care (e.g. personal hygiene toileting nutrition ambulation etc).
- Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources recognizes need for emergency intervention etc.)
- Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patients sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
- Provides thorough timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent patient according to established standards.
- Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
- Provides timely and thorough information on assigned patients to supervising licensed nurse and other health care team members.
- Participates in learning for colleagues and self (attends educational programs in-services assist with orientation of new staff).
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
- Assists patients with activities of daily living including bathing shampooing shaving brushing teeth etc.
- Obtains heights and weights of assigned patients per care plan.
- Assists patients with ambulation using appropriate technique (i.e. gait belt).
- Assists patients with turning in bed and transferring from bed to stretcher or chair using appropriate technique (i.e. transfer mattress).
- Provides incontinent care to patients.
- Assists patients with eating and drinking per care plan.
- Maintains and documents fluid intake output measurements and vital signs on patients per care plan.
- Assists with obtaining late trays as needed.
- Maintains infection control precautions per Infection Control Policy.
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Minimum Work Experience
- 1 year work experience preferred
Minimum Licenses and Certifications
- Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification required -OR-
- A minimum of 75 hours in an accredited nursing program to include completion of first rotation -OR-
- Active EMT or Paramedic Certification - OR-
- Active Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification -OR-
- Active Home Health Aide Certification
- AHA CPR certification obtained within 60-days of hire
- OR previous Massachusetts CNA licensure for Nurse Aide
Heywood Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
