Summary of Need:
Certified Nursing Assistants are individuals who play an integral role on the healthcare team in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes). They provide non-medical services and support for residents who need help with activities of daily living. They assist in the safe and effective care of residents under the direct supervision of licensed professional nurses. Care is provided to individuals residing in long-term care facilities and in need of physical-psychosocial care or rehabilitation. The duties of a nurse aide vary dependent upon resident needs and individualized nursing plans of care.
Under direct clinical supervision, performs the following Job duties that include but are not limited to:
- Changes simple dressings as directed, gives enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed.
- Applies abdominal "T " binders, hot water bottles, aqua "K " pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses to patients as directed.
- Assists patients in collecting urine and stool specimens.
- Observes and records patients' quantitative food and fluid intake and waste output.
- Takes temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and respiration rate.
- Gives therapeutic baths such as sitz and fever sponge baths.
- Measures and records height and weight.
- Inspects functioning oxygen therapy equipment including tents, masks, and cannulae to ensure appropriate functioning.
- Recognizes and reports abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions to clinical staff.
- Applies splints, braces, slings, and other self-help devices.
- Operates a variety of specialized patient monitoring and treatment devices.
- Attended to patients' hygiene and daily living needs in order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to patient comfort and treatment. Examples include bathing and dressing patients, brushing teeth, and trimming nails.
- Collects and carries patients' laundry and dry cleaning and delivers objects to appropriate locations in the health care facility.
- Receives patients' belongings and transports objects to safe storage, keeping appropriate records.
- Feeds patients requiring assistance.
- As directed by clinical staff, moves, positions, lifts, and transports patients using a variety of lifts and other aids in order to make patients comfortable, prepare patients for treatment, deliver patients to treatment areas, and to prevent contractures.
- Brings bedpans and urinals to patients requiring assistance and attends to incontinent patients.
- Talks and listens to patients and responds by encouraging patients to cooperate and participate in treatment activities.
- May transport patients and supplies on occasion.
Qualifications:
- Certified Nursing Assistant in New York State.
- Minimum of one (1) or more years' experience.
- Highly motivated, independent thinker and self-starter.
- Enthusiastic team player.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.
- Able to manage multiple projects. Strong follow-up and communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills. (Word processing, office scheduling, familiar with Windows).
Shift: Full-Time - All Shifts available. - 5 8-hours shifts weekly.
Contract Length: Up to 8 months, with extensions based on facility needs.
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Dec 17, 2025