Certified Nursing Assistant, F/t Days

About the Role

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is the heart of the Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing & Rehab team, providing exceptional resident care and ensuring the resident's plan of care is followed. This role requires completing all required documentation as per state/federal guidelines and facility policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services.
• Provides direct resident care as per Patient Care Plan, including but not limited to:
• Range of Motion (ROM) exercises
• Ambulation
• Transfer training
• Assisting with feeding and calorie counts
• Bed making
• Personal hygiene
• Skin checks
• AM and HS care
• Vital signs
• Promptly answering call bells
• Post-mortem care
• Assisting with room changes
• Participating in reports
• Identifies and reports all real or potential problems regarding the administration of patient care.
• Ensures 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.
• Identifies patient needs and treatment opportunities, providing services to meet those needs on an ongoing 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 communication with all Team Members, patients, family/significant others, and visitors.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• NJ CNA License
• CNA program completion
• Ability to lift 50lbs
• Current with all Continuing Education (CE) requirements
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office (preferred)
• Experience with long-term care and rehabilitation facilities (preferred)
• Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations (preferred)
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) (preferred)

Qualifications

• Able to perform clinical care professionally.
• Serve as a patient advocate and role model to other Team Members.
• Deliver patient care in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.
• Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team.

Compensation

• Minimum hourly rate: $22.74.
• Brand new CNA graduates start at $20.32 per hour.
• Pay rates increase based on years of experience.
• Eligible CNAs may receive a $2,500 sign-on bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) positions, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.