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Bassett Healthcare

Certified Nursing Assistant - Nights

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeHerkimer, NY, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A New York State Certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant is required.
  • A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
  • Accountability, adaptability, clinical skills, communication, interacting with people, multitasking, responsibility, and time management are required capabilities.
  • The role requires medium physical work: exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
  • The role requires occasional balancing, crouching, typing or clerical dexterity, kneeling, seeing or monitor/computer use, stooping, and fit testing.
  • The role requires frequent grasping, hearing, lifting, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, reaching, standing, talking, walking, and color, depth, and visual perception.
  • The role involves frequent bodily-fluid and bloodborne exposure, and occasional noise and odors.

Responsibilities

  • Observe and report residents’ status changes and needs.
  • Answer call lights and alarms, attend to residents’ needs, and report those needs.
  • Obtain residents’ weights and vital signs and report the results.
  • Prioritize and organize work within specified time frames.
  • Complete intake and output monitoring as appropriate.
  • Obtain specimens and prepare them for transport to the laboratory as needed.
  • Provide or assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, skin care, toileting, grooming, and dressing; encourage residents to participate at the highest practicable level and document care accurately and promptly.
  • Assist or feed residents with meals and supplements.
  • Assist clients with elimination needs or provide incontinent care as needed.
  • Transfer, move, and reposition clients every two to three hours and as needed.
  • Maintain CNA II requirements when applicable and maintain New York State CNA requirements.
  • Assist residents in moving to activity or dining areas.
  • Keep the unit neat, relaxed, and homelike.
  • Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges.
  • Assist or provide residents with passive and active range-of-motion exercises and ambulation goals as appropriate.
  • Provide ordered treatments to assigned residents.
  • Operate equipment and perform procedures and care safely, using proper body mechanics.
  • Clean and stock supplies and equipment as directed.
  • Receive and direct phone calls promptly and accurately in accordance with hospital etiquette guidelines.
  • Provide non-direct patient-care and support services to staff under the direction of licensed personnel.
  • Work effectively with the department or unit team and across departments to support departmental goals and objectives.
  • Complete work assignments on time and accept assignments as directed.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least one year of long-term care experience is preferred.

About the Company

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$82M
Headquarters
Town of Otsego, New York
Founded
1922

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