Allied Services Integrated Health System
CNA, Wilkes Barre Rehab Hospital (Call-in)
Allied Services Integrated Health System, Wilkes-Barre
Description
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Manager, Supervisor or delegate in charge of the team/unit, the Nurse Aide/Competent Nurse Aide assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.
The Nurse Aide/Competent Nurse Aide must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the populations served by the hospital.
Type of supervision exercised: none. Jobs reporting to this position: none.
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Completion of Nursing Assistant course preferred.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.
SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Must be sixteen years of age or older (will work within restrictions of child labor law).
Nurse Aides must successfully complete Nurse Aide orientation and training or have had successfully completed a state certification program. Either the Nurse Aide orientation and training or the state certification will serve as a base line competency for newly hired nurse aides. If the nurse aide has acquired a state certification either prior to hire or after hire, continued state certification is not a requirement.
Clearances required: PA State Police criminal history check, PA Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Central Register (Childline), PA Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance and PA Department of Aging FBI fingerprint clearance (if applicable).
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Manager, Supervisor or delegate in charge of the team/unit, the Nurse Aide/Competent Nurse Aide assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment.
The Nurse Aide/Competent Nurse Aide must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the populations served by the hospital.
Type of supervision exercised: none. Jobs reporting to this position: none.
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Completion of Nursing Assistant course preferred.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Experience as a Nursing Assistant preferred.
SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Must be sixteen years of age or older (will work within restrictions of child labor law).
Nurse Aides must successfully complete Nurse Aide orientation and training or have had successfully completed a state certification program. Either the Nurse Aide orientation and training or the state certification will serve as a base line competency for newly hired nurse aides. If the nurse aide has acquired a state certification either prior to hire or after hire, continued state certification is not a requirement.
Clearances required: PA State Police criminal history check, PA Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse Central Register (Childline), PA Department of Human Services FBI fingerprint clearance and PA Department of Aging FBI fingerprint clearance (if applicable).