Job Description
Job Description
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Job in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
- Day, Evening and Night Shifts (working every other weekend with days off as assigned)
- Full Time Hours
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Job Overview:
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Provides exceptional nursing care under the direction and supervision of an RN or LPN by observing and monitoring changes in patients' condition(s).
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Records vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as part of nursing care plan and enters data into Meditech.
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Communicates with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
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Maintains a safe and hygienic environment as part of the patient care plan and according to Infection Control policies/procedures.
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Provides physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, including but not limited to, getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, toileting, standing, or walking.
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Gathers and documents information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities in accordance with Nursing department policies/procedures.
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Assists nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
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Contributes to effective interpersonal and community relations by promoting a therapeutic milieu as a patient advocate/resource to staff, patients, families, visitors, and other departments/agencies.
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Assumes continuity of care among all caregivers by following both the hospital-wide and Department of Nursing hand off communication policies.
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Responds and assists in emergency codes to ensure the safe care and management of patients.
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Job Qualifications
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Certified as a Nurse Aide under the Massachusetts Nurse Aide Registry
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BLS
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EPIC GOVERNMENT employs healthcare professionals at government medical facilities providing care to military service members, retirees, and their families. Since 2004, Epic Government has built mutually beneficial, sustainable partnerships with healthcare professionals and our clients nationwide.
Epic Government is an award winning organization built with committed professionals with a unified vision of helping others. We are honored to be named one of the Baltimore Sun's Top Workplaces!
Epic Government dba FSR is an Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran/military spouse
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