(Archived) Certified Nursing Assistant (C N A)

Place of performance- Big Spring, TX

Certified Nursing Assistant

A-Team Solutions is seeking 6 Certified Nursing Assistants for full-time coverage for the West Texas VA Health Care System in Big Spring, TX. Position will start upon credentialing for a minimum of one year. Must be able to work the Flexible Tour of Duty options below:

WORK SCHEDULE: Sunday through Saturday: 0730 to 2000; 1930 to 0800; Three 12-hour tours each week and one 8-hour tour every other week.

Requirements:

· Provider must have a current certificate as a NA and two years of experience as a NA

· Must have BLS through the American Heart Association

· Must have a clear background to clear government credentialing

DUTIES:

· Take/record blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, height, and weight.

· Measure/record intake and output.

· Provide routine care to pre- and post-operative patients.

· Obtain routine specimens (excluding blood) for laboratory analysis and perform standard tests.

· Apply/remove bandages, binders, simple dressings and hot and cold packs.

· Assist patients in walking, moving, and changing positions.

· Prevent obstruction, dislodgment and unnecessary movement of drainage, suction, and parenteral fluid apparatus.

· Assist physicians and/or nursing staff as appropriate during patient examinations and treatments.

· Provide personal care to include bathing, shaving, and feeding.

· Make equipment available to patients such as bedpans, linen, and grooming items.

· Accompany patients in wheelchairs, on litters or ambulatory within the hospital.

· Motivate patients to manager their illnesses and provide patient instructions as directed by unit standard operating procedures.

· Perform general maintenance duties including, but not limited to, making beds, cleaning/sorting supplies, handling linen according to policies and cleaning patient units.

· Perform patient treatment procedures within established guidelines.

· Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.

· Recognize and respond to emergency situations according to preplanned emergency response measures.

· Provide patient care as assigned to include documentation of nursing activities in the patient record as appropriate.

· Assist with admission and discharge of patients as well as maintenance of patient information and filling out laboratory/x-ray/EKG slips.

· Additional duties may be assigned. Training will be provided if needed.

A-Team Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract