CNA - $1,000 Sign On Bonus!

Company: PruittHealth
Location: Savannah
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

DescriptionMINUTES FROM SAVANNAH AND POOLER GA!!!!JOB PURPOSE: Provides each of the assigned patients with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the patients assessment and care plan, and as directed by the nurse supervisor.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Provides care ensuring patient/resident safetyApplies & releases restraints, and provides exerciseAssists patients in and out of bed and into wheelchair with the correct use of the transfer belt and practices proper body mechanics while moving/transferring patientsAssists patients in bathing: to include bed baths, tub baths, and showersAssists patients in dressing or undressing, and personal grooming e.g., oral/denture care, brushing hair, trimming fingernails and toenails, skin care and shavingAssists patients to and from activities as requestedAssists patients to dining area for meals; assists in feeding of patients as needed; passes food trays to individual patients in accordance with diet cards on tray and needs; documents intake of nourishment. Is able to identify the four basic food groups on a sample breakfast, lunch, and dinner mealAssists with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested; understands and utilizes care plansCollects stool and urine samples per care plan; cleans bedpans and empty catheter bags, provides external/indwelling catheter careDisplays proper use and care of lift equipmentOffers fluids at appropriate times (including routine ice and water rounds) and distributes fresh water to patients and picks up used water pitchers.Properly documents in accordance with established guidelines; receives and gives reports on patients status or condition.Provides for bowel and bladder training/retraining, provides colostomy careProvides range of motion exercises for patientsProvides routine care for the bedfast patient; turns patient intermittently if patient is bedridden due to illnessRecognizes and reports signs/ symptoms of abuse and/or change in conditionRemoves bedding and replaces with clean linens per schedule or conditionTakes vital signs of patient, e.g., temperature, blood pressure, and respiration and records information and documents/reports information regarding the patients health, I, any change of medical condition, and care givenQualificationsMINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:A minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalentMINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:NoneMINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW: Active, current and unrestricted Certified Nursing Assistance certification in the appropriate stateShould be a certified nurse assistant in accordance with the laws of the issuing stateJob: NursingPrimary Location: Georgia-Port WentworthSchedule: Full-timeShift: 2nd ShiftJob Posting: Apr 26, 2021, 5:58:37 AM

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