Overview

A day in the life of a Certified Nursing Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Provides patient care, as per Patient Care Plan, including but not limited to ROM exercises, ambulation, transfer training,assistingwith feeding and calorie counts, bed making, personal hygiene, skin checks, AM and HS care, vital signs, answer call bells promptly, post-mortem care,assistwith room changes, andparticipatein reports. 

• Identifyand report all real or potential problemsregardingthe administration of patient care. 

• Ensure residents are wearing/using adaptive equipment, as ordered. 

• Ensures patients are clean,neatly dressed, groomed, safe, and fed during assigned shift hours. 

• Follows through on ordered restorative nursing for assigned patients. 

• Completes all required tasks, documentation, and reports daily as per facility policy and state and federal regulations. 

• Records intake and output and bowel movements. 

• Reports any unusual changes in patient condition to Charge Nurse promptly. Communicates pertinent information and actual or potential problems to RN throughout the shift. 

• Participates on committees, as requested by supervisors. 

• Identifiespatient needs and treatment opportunities,providingservices to meet those needs on an on-going basis. 

• Maintains professional competence and keeps current with Occupational Health trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions and training of nursing personnel. 

• Fosters good relationships and communications with all Team Members, patients, family/significantothersand visitors. 

• Additionalduties as assigned

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Certified Nursing Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Provides patient care, as per Patient Care Plan, including but not limited to ROM exercises, ambulation, transfer training,assistingwith feeding and calorie counts, bed making, personal hygiene, skin checks, AM and HS care, vital signs, answer call bells promptly, post-mortem care,assistwith room changes, andparticipatein reports. 

• Identifyand report all real or potential problemsregardingthe administration of patient care. 

• Ensure residents are wearing/using adaptive equipment, as ordered. 

• Ensures patients are clean,neatly dressed, groomed, safe, and fed during assigned shift hours. 

• Follows through on ordered restorative nursing for assigned patients. 

• Completes all required tasks, documentation, and reports daily as per facility policy and state and federal regulations. 

• Records intake and output and bowel movements. 

• Reports any unusual changes in patient condition to Charge Nurse promptly. Communicates pertinent information and actual or potential problems to RN throughout the shift. 

• Participates on committees, as requested by supervisors. 

• Identifiespatient needs and treatment opportunities,providingservices to meet those needs on an on-going basis. 

• Maintains professional competence and keeps current with Occupational Health trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions and training of nursing personnel. 

• Fosters good relationships and communications with all Team Members, patients, family/significantothersand visitors. 

• Additionalduties as assigned

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 

• Completion of an approved CNA program 

• Able to lift 50lbs. 

• Current with all Continuing Education (CE) requirements 

• Perform clinical care professionally 

• Serve as patient advocate and role model to other Team Members 

• Deliver patient care ina timely, efficient, and effective manner 

• Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team Education, 

   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: 

• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office 

• Long-term care and rehabilitation facility experience 

• Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations. 

• Bi-lingual (Spanish) 

   

Licenses and Certifications Required: 

• NJ CNA License 

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Job ID 2023-135492

Department Nursing CNA

Site Hartwyck @ Oak Tree Inc

Job Location US-NJ-Edison

Position Type Full Time with Benefits

Standard Hours Per Week 37.5

Shift Day

Shift Hours 7a-3p

Weekend Work Every Other Weekend

On Call Work No On-Call Required

Holiday Work Four of 6