Certified Nursing Assistant

We're looking for Certified Nursing Assistant for our client in Edison, NJ.

Please find below details of the position.

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant

Facility type: Rehabilitation Center

Location: Edison, NJ

Duration: 3 months contract with extension possibilities.

Shift: 7a to 3p & 3p to 1130pm & 11p to 7a (Days, Evenings & Night shifts available)

Pay - $30/hr

Job Duties:

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN professional to all assigned patients, and maintains a safe patient area. He/she assumes responsibility and accountability for patient care as a team member in order to achieve established outcomes.

Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):

-Provides direct hygiene and comfort care to patients including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making.

-Takes vital signs under the direction of the RN, and documents accordingly, and notifies the RN of the results.

-Performs and documents glucose finger sticks and collects other specimens including stool, urine, and sputum.

-Obtains and documents daily patient weights and observes and documents patient’s intake and output.

-Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in patient’s condition.

-Acts in the role of patient sitter when needed.

-Maintains a clean and safe nursing unit and patient room.

-Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).

-This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

-Contacts: Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Required Education:

-High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

2-3 year of CNA experience in LTC, SAR, ERU and VENT.

Certifications/Licenses:

CNA

BLS