*Certified Nursing Assistant - FT Days - Jacksonville LTACH - Jacksonville, FL - Long Term Care
Company: PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
*Certified Nursing Assistant - FT Days - Jacksonville LTACH -
Jacksonville, FLCertified Nursing Assistant
The Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for performing
various patient care activities and accommodative services under
the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed
Vocational/Practical Nurse. Performs patient care activities within
the limits of the position. Does not administer medications or
therapy. Does not assume independent responsibility for patient
care. Job duties are accomplished in a manner consistent with the
policies, procedures and guidelines of Post Acute Medical. Performs
other related duties as assigned or requested.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
--- In collaboration with licensed staff, organizes patient care
and general unit activities to accomplish required functions;
prioritizes workload, answers call lights promptly, and completes
assignments in a timely manner.--- Provides an appropriate
environment for the provision of nursing care to individual
patients by maintaining the patient rooms in an orderly manner and
by assisting in the maintenance of a neat work environment.---
Provides designated patient care to assigned patients under the
direct supervision of a licensed nurse, based on previously
acquired skills, according to physicians' orders, and in
conformance with approved patient care standards.--- Assesses vital
signs and reports significant changes to licensed nurse. Documents
on appropriate worksheets.--- Records intake and output for
assigned patients on nursing worksheets and notifies licensed nurse
when intake or output is unusually high or low.--- Records care
given as well as observed responses to treatment, including
patient's participation in ADLs. Data is complete, accurate and
comprehensive.--- Assists with the distribution and collection of
patient nourishments and meal trays.--- Assists patients with
feeding, but does not provide any enteral feeding.--- Assists
patients with activities of daily living, to include: oral care,
bathing, positioning, transferring, and elimination; reports any
observed change in patients' conditions to the licensed nurse in a
timely manner.--- Completes patient care assignments with special
focus on maintaining patient rights; appropriate dental/oral care;
special precautions in use of restraints and safety devices;
dynamics of death and dying; care of immobilized patients to
maximize function; care related to potential sensory deficits
-audio, visual, and speech.--- Applies principles of infection
control in the provision of patient care.--- Applies principles of
growth and development, over the lifespan, to identify patient and
caregiver needs relative to age-specific needs by adapting patient
care to the needs of the patient population assigned ---
Consistently implements standards for the skilled nursing unit that
promote the maintenance of patient rights to include: special
patient rights applicable to a skilled nursing unit; identification
and reporting of any suspected patient abuse; explanation of
patient expectations; explanation of process of nursing care;
maintenance of confidentiality; adaptation of care for all ages of
patients served, as noted above; ethical considerations;
appropriate reporting of patient complaints.--- Initiates personal
learning activities to increase understanding & update appropriate
skills through both formal and informal activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Training: High school graduate or equivalent
preferred. Certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) where
required by state where the hospital resides. Current BLS
certification is required.
Experience: None required. A minimum of two (2) to three (3) years
of experience in an acute hospital, rehabilitation hospital, or
skilled nursing unit is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
--- Verbal ability to effectively express ideas and views for
communication with (as appropriate) pediatric, adolescent, adult,
and geriatric patients, visitors, and staff members.--- Ability to
read and write English language including basic medical terminology
and abbreviations.--- Ability to document appropriately on
worksheets provided by licensed staff.--- Cognitive ability to make
judgments and problem solve.--- Organizational ability to complete
nursing tasks in a timely and efficient manner.--- Capacity to
relate to people in a manner to win confidence and establish
rapport.--- Flexibility to adjust to changing conditions and the
various details of the job.
ABOUT US
PAM Health--is committed to being the most trusted source for
post-acute services in every community it serves by utilizing
experienced and dedicated staff to provide high quality patient
care and customer service. With over 44 Long Term Acute Care and
Rehabilitation hospitals and 16 Outpatient Clinics currently in
operation across the country, we are proud to offer services
including comprehensive wound care, aquatic therapy, ventilator
weaning, amputation treatment, pain management and much more.
Joining our PAMily allows you to work in a collaborative
environment with colleagues and leadership with exposure to a
variety of patient care levels. Aside from our competitive pay,
generous paid benefit time, and excellent insurance options, you
will also have opportunities for professional growth through our
Education Advancement Program.
We are excited to learn more about you and hope that you consider
joining us on a shared mission to improve the lives of others by
being an integral part of our We Care Program. Please take a moment
to visit us online at-- for a comprehensive look at how we're able
to positively impact our local communities.
PAM Health does not discriminate and does not permit
discrimination, including, without limitation, bullying, abuse or
harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or
mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression or HIV status, or based on association with another
person on account of that person's actual or perceived race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or
mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression or HIV status.
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