Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Nights, Float Pool

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

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Howard University Hospital | Washington, DC

About the Role

As a Certified Nurse Assistant at Howard University Hospital, you will work under the direction of professional Nursing staff to deliver compassionate, hands-on care to patients across our units. You'll be a vital part of the care team — supporting patients' comfort, safety, and dignity while helping ensure a smooth, well-organized unit. As part of our Float Pool, you'll bring your skills wherever they're needed most.

What You'll Do

• Assist with patient admissions and discharges, including room orientation, bed preparation, obtaining specimens, processing valuables, and restocking patient rooms.
• Record and report observations of patients' conditions, the care provided, and patients' responses; notify the team leader or charge nurse of changes or abnormalities.
• Perform nursing care activities per established guidelines — vital signs, intake and output, non-sterile dressings, specimen collection, ambulating, turning, positioning, and transporting patients.
• Provide personal hygiene and comfort care, including grooming, bed making, and tidying the patient environment; assist with acute and intensive care needs and assistive devices.
• Deliver exceptional customer service, taking responsibility for patients' overall satisfaction, safety, comfort, and well-being.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, including cleaning patient-care equipment.
• Transport and assist with the placement and assembly of patient-care equipment.
• Attend and participate in unit, departmental, hospital, and community educational programs and committees.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent (GED) and satisfactory completion of a Nursing Assistant training program.
• Six months or more of experience as a Nursing Assistant or nursing technician.
• Current District of Columbia Nursing Assista...