Certified Nursing Assistants Needed!

Job Purpose:
CNAs provide basic patient care under the direct supervision of the nurses responsible for providing direct patient care.  CNAs may spend more time with patients than anyone else on the healthcare team.  For this reason, they can easily form lasting connections with patients, especially when working in an extended-care facility.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

·          Take vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate.)

·          Provide direct patient care such as assisting with bathing, eating, dressing, and walking patients.

·          Turn and reposition bedridden patients to prevent breakdown of their skin.

·          Change bed linens.

·          Record amount of oral intake and measure urinary output.

·          Collect specimens for tests.

·          Supply and empty bed pans.

·          Interact with patients and family.

·          Transport patients and equipment as needed.

·          Keep a record of care given. 

·         Monitor patients and report any variances to normal to the nurse for further assessment.

·         Follow infectious disease precautions to prevent the spread of organisms.

Skills/Qualifications:
Clinical Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance

 HealthPro Staffing Solutions, Inc.
82 North Broadway
Suite 202
Hicksville, NY 11801
1-866-546-1118
+1-516-938-1118
Fax: +1-516-938-2228