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Certified Nurse Assistant/ CNA Location: US-NY-Jamesville Jobcode: 3a192b877e77609fce2e5f0611b61b21-122020 Email Job
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Certified Nurse Assistant Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Check on and assist patients with nutrition, hydration, exercise, hygiene, and other daily living needs
- Serve meals to patients; help them eat and drink if necessary
- Dispense medicine if state certification laws allow
- Help bathe, groom, and dress the patient
- Reposition and turn bedridden patients; assist those who need help walking or assistance transporting in wheelchairs
- Keep rooms clean and sterile and change soiled bedding and bedpans
- Take vital signs daily and record patient eating habits and bodily functions, reporting any drastic changes to a nurse or physician
- Transport medical equipment in and out of rooms according to patient requirements
- Answer calls for help and is a patient and compassionate care-taker for your patients
- Follow state and federal mandated standards and procedures
Certified Nurse Assistant Job Requirements and Qualifications
- High School degree or equivalent (GED)
- State-approved CNA education and training program completion; pass competency test following a training program in order to gain your state-approved certification
- Continued education (if your state law requires)
- Basic knowledge of medicine
- High level of patience, empathy, and compassion
- Excellent observation skills with high attention to detail
- Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral
- Basic computer and note-taking skills (record keeping)
- Ability to work long hours on one’s feet often doing very physical work
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