Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

****$5K Sign-On Bonus****

****DAY SHIFT AVAILABLE****

*Position Details:*

• Full-time (36 hours)
• Days
• Sunday - Saturday with rotating weekends
• 6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

*Education Required:*

* High School diploma/GED required

*License, Certification and/or Registration:*

• State of Tennessee certification as a Nurse Aide
• BLS required

*Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:*

• Assures patient/resident safety
• Assists in the preparation of units, patient/resident rooms and beds for receiving recent admissions, re-admissions, transfers, emergencies or discharge.
• Assists in and accompanies patients/residents in the admission, transfer and discharge procedures.
• Provides post-mortem care.
• Provides care, which may include shower, bed bath, hands/face washing, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing residents, changing bed linen, cleaning over bed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other general care as necessary through shift.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients/residents; lifting and turning patients/residents; applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bed pain; urinal or commode; ambulating the patient/resident, and application of the abdominal binders and anti-embolism stockings.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake-output measurements.
• Prepares patients/residents for meals, serves and removes food trays, and assists with meals or feeds residents.
• Distributes drinking water and other nourishments to patients/residents.
• Performs general care activities for patients/residents in isolation.
• Answer patient/resident call lights, anticipates patient/residents’ needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients/residents.
• Assists patients/residents with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices) throughout their stay.
• Transports patients/residents to and from various nursing units as requested.
• Reports (and when appropriate records) any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients/residents and unusual incidents.
• Participates in and contributes to Nursing Care Plans.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment by cleaning utility rooms, cleaning equipment and preparing for disinfection or sterilization, reporting equipment that is out of order, reporting other problems to Unit Manager/DON, appropriate handling clean and dirty linen and store supplies on the unit.
• Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, residents, visitors and other health system personnel, while assuring confidentiality of patient/resident information.
• Attends in-service education programs, as assigned, skills development.
• Practices careful efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen.
• May be assigned to ride with residents/patients on transports or appointments.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: No less than 36.0 per week

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Family leave
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid orientation
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

License/Certification

* State of TN CNA (Required)

Work Location: In person