Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Emergency Shelter Support

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Emergency Shelter

Hurricane Employee Sheltering Support

County / Location: Lee County FL North Fort Myers (Southwest Florida)

Employer: Essential HealthCare Solutions LLC

Job Type PRN / Temporary Storm Activation

Shifts 12-hour shifts days/nights; up to 24/7 coverage; up to 14 days

Pay: Competitive

About the Role

Essential HealthCare Solutions LLC is building a roster of Florida-certified Nursing Assistants to provide hands-on basic care and medical-station support at employee shelters during hurricane and severe-weather events in Southwest Florida. Working under RN direction our CNAs help keep shelter occupants comfortable monitored and safe.

This is on-call activation-based work ideal for CNAs who want meaningful disaster-response experience and flexible deployments.

Deployment Locations & Environment

Deployable to any of the three LCEC-designated shelter sites in North Fort Myers (Lee County) and to other facilities identified in writing by the Cooperative during an activation:

• 4980 Bayline Drive North Fort Myers FL 33917
• 141 East Mariana Avenue North Fort Myers FL 33917
• LCEC Basecamp Williams Road North Fort Myers FL 33917

  Shelter occupants may include Cooperative employees line crews vegetation-management contractors mutual-aid personnel emergency-operations staff and authorized support personnel populations of 50 to 500 operating continuously for 24 hours to 14 days.

  What Youll Do

• Provide basic care under RN direction vital signs activities-of-daily-living (ADL) support and patient comfort
• Assist the nursing team with screening monitoring and patient movement
• Support setup stocking and organization of the shelter medical station
• Track and help maintain medical-supply and PPE inventory; flag replenishment needs
• Observe and report changes in occupant condition to the RN promptly
• Assist with infection-prevention practices hand hygiene PPE cleaning and disinfection
• Help maintain shift logs and supply-usage documentation
• Support the clinical team with general non-clinical tasks as directed during activations

  What Youll Bring

• Active Florida CNA certification required
• Current BLS/CPR certification required
• Ability to pass a background screening
• Availability to deploy on short notice and work extended 12-hour shifts in shelter/field conditions
• Preferred: home-health long-term-care disaster-response or medical-assisting experience; FEMA NIMS (IS-100/200/700/800); bilingual a plus

  Schedule & Conditions

  This is activation-based work. Deployments are triggered by storm events from up to 72 hours before anticipated landfall through impact and into recovery for periods of 24 hours to 14 consecutive days. You will work 12-hour shifts including nights weekends and holidays in shelter and temporary-facility settings. Meals and lodging are provided during qualifying deployments and PPE is supplied.

  Upon activation you acknowledge the assignment within one (1) hour and confirm availability roster placement estimated deployment time and emergency-contact information.

  Why Join Essential HealthCare Solutions

• Meaningful work supporting Southwest Floridas storm-response and power-restoration mission
• A role on a live awarded emergency-response contract with a respected electric cooperative
• Activation and deployment pay with meals and lodging provided during qualifying deployments
• Flexible on-call commitment you deploy when storms activate

How to Apply

Apply today to join our Southwest Florida emergency-response roster upload your resume at or reply to this posting. Please note the position title and that you are applying for the LCEC hurricane sheltering program (RFP No.).

Essential HealthCare Solutions LLC 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.

Required Experience:

Junior IC