Certified Nursing Assistant, Private Duty
PruittHealth
**JOB PURPOSE:**
**As part of PruittHealth’s (PH) top initiatives, a new division of Personal Care Services (PCS), PH Family First is seeking CNAs for private duty throughout the metro Atlanta market.**
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**
**• Provide optimal comfort care, dignity and privacy for the patient**
**• Obtain vital signs of patient(s) assigned**
**• Follow procedures for handling medical emergencies or other incidents that affect the delivery of services**
**• Report patient progress and problems to supervisory personnel**
**• Observe and report any changes in condition, including skin integrity**
**• Provide comfort care, companion, shopping/errands, meal prepping and related tasks, housekeeping, appointment scheduling, medication reminders services**
**• Assist with patient transfer, ambulation, and exercise**
**• Provide personal hygiene to patient(s), including bathing, shaving, oral hygiene, skin care, dressing, toileting, and hair care**
**• Maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patient**
**• Coordinate care with agency RN Supervisor**
**• Maintain accurate and current records of visits**
**• Perform all other duties as assigned**
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:**
**• Attend a minimum of 12 hours of annual in-service education and provide documentation to the agency**
**• Attend team meetings and staff development in-services and trainings**
**• Communicate well with patient and family members. Provide a warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude to families, visitors, and patients. Respond to expressed concerns with a helpful, caring demeanor. Answer questions in a professional manner**
**• Respond to change productively, and handle additional projects as assigned**
**• Participate in agency surveys and any subsequently required reports**
**• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of changes in the field**
**• Maintain current license/certification as required**
**• Honor patient’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints**
**• Comply with corporate compliance program**
**• Report job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, as necessary**
**• Follow established safety regulations, including fire protection and prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc**
**• Follow established safety procedures when performing tasks and/or working with equipment**
**• Ability to use Matrix Care documenting system, after receiving training**
**MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:**
**• Certificate of completion of state recognized Home Care Aide training program and supervised clinical practice**
**MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:**
**• One (1) year of experience working with adults in a healthcare setting**
**MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:**
**• Current registration in State Nurse Aide Registry as a Certified Nurse Aide**
**• Current CPR certification**
**• Valid driver’s license and automobile liability insurance**
**ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:** **(Preferred qualifications)**
**• Personal Care Services experience is desirable**
**Family Makes Us Stronger.** Our family, your family, one family. Committed to loving, giving, and caring. United in making a difference.
We are eager to connect with you! **_Apply Now_** to get started at PruittHealth!
_As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status._
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