Nursing Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

Job Types: Contract, Travel nursing

Salary: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Hospital
• Long term care
• Rehabilitation center

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Supplemental schedule:

• Extended hours
• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• 3x12
• 5x8
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• CNA License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Lebanon, NH 03766 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lebanon, NH 03766: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person