N EEDED: Certified Nursing Assistant

LOCATION: 42 Patton Road, Ayer, Massachusetts 01432

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 5 days per week

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall possess the necessary skills, abilities, and credentials to perform professional services of a Certified Nurse Assistant.
• Must have a Valid and current certification as a Nurse Assistant in the United States
• Minimum of 1-year recent experience as a Certified Nurse Assistant. Experience
• Proof of CPR certification.

JOB DUTIES:

• Provide assistance to the Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in performing patient care activities.
• Assists with admissions and discharges from the unit.
• Bedside care and assisting patients with activities of daily living.
• Assists with toileting, incontinence care, showering and dressing.
• Safely transfers/transports patients in wheelchairs or on gurneys.
• Assists with ambulation, turning and positioning of patients.
• Assists the RN or LPN with respiratory care (coughing, deep breathing, etc.) as well as intake and output measuring/ documentation, patient vital signs and other patient care or procedures not requiring the knowledge or experience of a RN or LPN.
• Secures specimens for laboratory analysis (i.e. urine, stool, sputum, etc.), labels specimens and transports them to the lab.
• Assists with postmortem care.
• Restock supplies.
• Documents actions in the Bureau Electronic Medical Record (BEMR).
• Responsible for all other duties and tasks assigned by the supervisor.

**BENEFITS: __**Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and Healthcare benefits contribution.