Caregiver (Certified Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide) - San Antonio Job at CareerNation, San Antonio, TX

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  • CareerNation
  • San Antonio, TX

Job Description

CareerNation is hiring caregivers (Certified Nursing Assistants and Home Health Aides) on a part-time, full-time, and per-diem basis for Private Duty In-Home care San Antonio TX.

Shifts: 12-hour shifts, 8am-8pm and 8pm-8am

Certified Nursing Assistants / Home Health Aides are responsible for many patient care tasks to ensure that each patient receives the comprehensive and personalized care they need.

  • Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
  • Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.
  • Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information.
  • Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
  • Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
  • Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
  • Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.
  • Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and jcaho standards.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.
  • Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

CNA/HHA Skills and Qualifications:

  • Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
  • Knowledge of relevant nursing care
  • Friendly and professional bedside manner
  • Maintains current CPR certification
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills
  • Understands legal implications of patient care

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Certification with accredited CNA/HHA training course through the State of Texas and current certification through American Heart Association in Basic Life
  • 2 years of nursing assistant or caregiving experience
  • BLS/CPR Certification

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Local area, Shift work,

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