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Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) (STNA)
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What they do
A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$39,212 / year median in Pennsylvania
-8% projected decline
Job Description
What You Will Do:
Provide compassionate care: Provide for personal hygiene care which may include: complete or partial bath, back care, oral hygiene, combing hair, shaving, toileting, dressing resident, changing bed linen and other general care as is necessary Transport residents using wheelchairs, mechanical lifts or assist residents walking within neighborhood and other areas of St. Paul's Perform routine treatment procedures including; application of heat/cold, routine skin care and other minor skin treatments. Turns and repositions residents in bed, alone, or with the assistance of others Take/record vital signs and intake/output. Maintain elimination, restraint and appetite records. Report variation from the normal. Demonstrates competence in Achieve electronic medical records Promptly answers resident call bells, anticipates resident needs and makes rounds to assigned residents. Prepares residents for meals, serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds residents. This includes AM care/grooming, transportation to/from main dining room. Collaborate withDynamic Team:
Assist staff nurses in treatment procedures and collection of specimens; may transport specimens to lab. Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment by cleaning overbed and bedside stands, straightening of rooms, cleaning utility rooms, lounges and nourishment stations, reporting equipment that is out of order and other problems to Nurse Manager, appropriate handling of clean and dirty linen, complete cleaning assignments and written tasks of unit and prompt storage of supplies. Takes soiled linens, personal laundry and trash to designated areas. Build meaningfulRelationships:
Participate in both diversional and planned activities Regularly provides for resident's activities and comfort according to resident's tolerance levels for example; up with assistance, walking, positioning. Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with residents assuring confidentiality of resident information. The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent to the position. -EOE- Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $18.31 per hourBenefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Disability insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insuranceWork Location:
In personBenefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Other Retirement and Savings
- Bonuses/Stipends