What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) WEEKENDS ONLY position at Assured & Associates?
Assured and Associates is looking for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our team in our Alabama location. The CNA will provide nursing care to patients and assist them in daily activities such as bathing, eating, and toileting.
The ideal candidate is dependable, compassionate, punctual, and enjoys helping others. This person must be reliable, empathetic, and be able to work with all types of people.
Responsibilities:
- Patient care – Instill confidence and trust in patients in a competent and caring manner. Provide hygiene and daily living assistance. This could include toileting, bathing, and assisting patients with showers. Support the patient with meals as needed. Ambulate, turn, and position patients as required.
- Medical needs – Check vital signs and weight. Perform sugar and acetone urine testing and specimen collection. Administer non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz, and therapeutic baths.
- Professional development – Maintain any specialized training and, if applicable, perform additional and specialized tasks pertinent to the assigned patient or area.
Requirements:
- Successful completion of a nursing assistant course or the equivalent
- High school diploma or equivalent is required
- Previous hospital experience with acceptable references preferred
- Excellent customer service skills
- Prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Must be able to lift 75 pounds at times
About Assured and Associates:
Assured and Associates is a healthcare organization dedicated to providing compassionate and high-quality care to individuals in our communities whose care can be safely and effectively managed in the home setting, with respect and empathy. At Assured and Associates, we understand the unique needs of our patients and have created the system that allows them to stay in control of their lives and their care with the support and compassion that they need. Our goal is to preserve, promote, protect and contribute to the health and wellbeing of all our patients without regards to sex, race, religion or age. Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion; work- life balance; continuous learning; teamwork with integrity and accountability.