CNA Transportation Assistant, Long Term Care (2694)
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4 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary:
The CNA Transportation Assistant plays an essential role in supporting long-term care residents by ensuring safe timely and compassionate transportation to appointments both within Trinity Homes and to external healthcare or service locations. This position works in close communication with nursing staff and the broader care team to support resident comfort safety and dignity throughout each transition. The role requires attentiveness to varying mobility needs adaptability and a calm respectful approach when assisting residents before during and after transport. By helping coordinate schedules and supporting smooth transitions the CNA Transportation Assistant contributes to a collaborative patient-focused care environment that values teamwork and positive working relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
Licenses and Certifications Required:
Educational Requirements:
Experience Requirements:
Special Skills or Training Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
This position requires frequent standing walking pushing and pulling while assisting residents with varied mobility levels. The ability to safely lift stabilize or support up to 50 pounds is often necessary when helping residents in and out of wheelchairs or vehicles. Strong manual dexterity balance and stamina are essential to manage equipment navigate hallways or ramps and maintain resident safety during transport. Clear communication and situational awareness are critical to ensuring smooth safe transitions.
Environmental Requirements:
Work occurs both indoors within long term care settings and outdoors when transporting residents to external appointments exposing the CNA to changing weather conditions and variable environments. The role may involve navigating crowded hallways uneven surfaces or busy community locations while maintaining resident safety. Additionally the CNA may encounter typical long term care environmental factors such as disinfectants noise levels and occasional exposure to bodily fluids. Flexibility patience and adherence to all safety protocols remain essential in all transport situations.
The CNA Transportation Assistant plays an essential role in supporting long-term care residents by ensuring safe timely and compassionate transportation to appointments both within Trinity Homes and to external healthcare or service locations. This position works in close communication with nursing staff and the broader care team to support resident comfort safety and dignity throughout each transition. The role requires attentiveness to varying mobility needs adaptability and a calm respectful approach when assisting residents before during and after transport. By helping coordinate schedules and supporting smooth transitions the CNA Transportation Assistant contributes to a collaborative patient-focused care environment that values teamwork and positive working relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safely transports residents to and from appointments within Trinity Homes and to external facilities ensuring comfort and adherence to scheduled times.
- Assists residents with getting in and out of wheelchairs vehicles or mobility equipment providing physical support as needed.
- Communicates effectively with nursing staff to confirm appointment details resident readiness and follow up needs.
- Monitors resident wellbeing during transport reporting any concerns or changes in condition promptly.
- Maintains cleanliness safety and readiness of transportation equipment and vehicles.
- Provides respectful and compassionate interaction with residents supporting a positive and dignified experience throughout the transport process.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- ND CNA certification required
- Drivers license required
Educational Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent preferred
Experience Requirements:
- Prefer experience in the healthcare field but not required
Special Skills or Training Requirements:
- None
Physical Requirements:
This position requires frequent standing walking pushing and pulling while assisting residents with varied mobility levels. The ability to safely lift stabilize or support up to 50 pounds is often necessary when helping residents in and out of wheelchairs or vehicles. Strong manual dexterity balance and stamina are essential to manage equipment navigate hallways or ramps and maintain resident safety during transport. Clear communication and situational awareness are critical to ensuring smooth safe transitions.
Environmental Requirements:
Work occurs both indoors within long term care settings and outdoors when transporting residents to external appointments exposing the CNA to changing weather conditions and variable environments. The role may involve navigating crowded hallways uneven surfaces or busy community locations while maintaining resident safety. Additionally the CNA may encounter typical long term care environmental factors such as disinfectants noise levels and occasional exposure to bodily fluids. Flexibility patience and adherence to all safety protocols remain essential in all transport situations.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Nursing Home Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Math
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Vital Signs Experience
- Medical Terminology
- Rota Management
- Mentoring
- Leadership Skill
About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more
