Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description

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Certified nursing assistant provides specific health information based on patient's condition, e.g., acceptance of limited physical mobility, proper body mechanics, pre and postoperative breathing techniques, etc.

Certified Nursing Assistant Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective certified nursing assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included certified nursing assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Assisting in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the activities occurring in the nursing unit by performing clerical and receptionist duties, and performing patient care/service activities/procedures
Performs functional assignments per unit standards of care, including such activities as patient admission and discharge procedures, unit environmental organizational tasks, others as appropriate to service
Performing assigned duties under the supervision of licensed nursing staff
Collecting specimen (urine, stool) as ordered
Carrying out bowel and bladder management program and records results
Assisting patients to ambulate and records distance ambulated
Provide first aid
Care for students with acute illnesses
Provide health counseling
Communicate with parents regarding contagious disease alerts and student injuries or illnesses during school hours

Certified Nursing Assistant Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Certified Nursing Assistant

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CPR, CNA, AHA, CPT, PA, AED, ARC

Education for Certified Nursing Assistant

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the certified nursing assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Supervision, General Education, Patient Care, Medical, Graduate, Nursing Education, Nursing Assistant, Health Care

Skills for Certified Nursing Assistant

Desired skills for certified nursing assistant include:

Medical terminology
Basic nursing techniques and procedures
Aseptic practices
Cardio-pulmonary techniques
Aseptic practices and cardio-pulmonary techniques
Care needed to maintain
Improve skin integrity
Medical terminology andknowledge of clerical functions
Body mechanics and transfer techniques
Procedures

Desired experience for certified nursing assistant includes:

Maintain records regarding immunizations, medications and sports physicals
Providing for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals
Feeding patients as necessary
Ambulating, turning, and positioning patients
Providing fresh water and nourishment between meals
Wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., back brace, mechanical lifts, ) when lifting or moving residents

Certified Nursing Assistant Examples

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Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a certified nursing assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for certified nursing assistant
  • On occasion and in conjunction with providing care, may perform a variety of housekeeping and cleaning duties as related to direct care in order to assure that the clinical facility is clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied
  • Participate in required quarterly in-service education to maintain certification and meet all necessary requirements to be re-certified every two years
  • May perform skills, within scope of practice for unlicensed assistive personnel
  • Documents care provided
  • Assists with transport including patients, CSR and lab
  • Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) (required within 30 days of hire)
Qualifications for certified nursing assistant
  • Must be able to see and hear to monitor lights, sounds and alarms on equipment
  • Must have sufficient strength and manual dexterity to safely operate equipment, including grasping and manipulating small objects
  • Must be able to discern changes in temperature or texture by touch
  • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to communicable disease, latex, or other sources of allergic response and that cannot always be controlled by the employer
  • Must be able to wear a TB respirator and other personal protective equipment as needed
  • Prior experience as C.N.A

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