Lineage Health Care Consulting

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Seeking a skilled CNA to provide outstanding patient care and physical support for patients and residents on a daily basis. To do well in this role you should have your state certified nursing assistant certification and a nursing degree from a recognized CNA program. CNA Responsibilities: • Providing great patient care. • 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 condition, 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 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. CNA Requirements: • State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification. • Current CPR (American Heart Association). • Nursing degree from a CNA program. • Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment. • Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant. • High School graduate or equivalent. • Current identification. • Comfortable using a computer. • Excellent personal hygiene.