Certified Nursing Assistant

Company: Strategicarestaffing, Inc
Location: San Luis Obispo
Posted on: October 13, 2021

Job Description:

Requirements and Qualifications

• High school degree or GED equivalent
• State Certified Nursing Assistant License
• Current BLS from an American Heart Association provider
• Physical exam & TB Test
• Strong knowledge of basic medicine and medical equipment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to keep patient information confidential
• Basic computer and record keeping skills
• Physical and mental stamina; ability to work long hours on one’s feet
• Consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality

Duties and 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.
• Follow state and federal mandated standards and procedures.

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