Title: Certified Nursing Assistant
Location: Queensbury NY 12804
Rate: $20/Hour
Benefits: Dental, Eye Care and Medical
Summary:
Department: Memory care
Shift Timings: 23:00-07:00 Monday to Friday (5Days/8 Hours)
Per Week: 40 Hours
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Providing great patient care.
- Assisting dementia residents with ADL's
- Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
- Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
- Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
- Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
- Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
- Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
- Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
- Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
- Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant for the appropriate State.
Required Skills:
CNA Certified Nursing Assistant
Work Authorization:
Certifications & Clearance Requirements: