Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Dallas, TX

Job description

Loyal Source Government Services is currently hiring multiple Certified Nursing Assistants for the VAMC in Dallas, TX to work as a civilian. 

 

For more information, please contact Erin Emanuel at 407-930-8549 or send an updated copy of your resume to e.emanuel@loyalsource.com.

 

Requirements:

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  Experience: At least 2 years

  
  


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  BLS

  
  


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  Updated Resume

  
  


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  A minimum of three (3) professional references

  
  

 

Duties:

• Take/record blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, height, and weight.


• Measure/record intake and output.


• Provide routine care to pre- and post-operative patients


• Obtain routine specimens (excluding blood) for laboratory analysis and perform standard tests.


• Apply/remove bandages, binders, simple dressings and hot and cold packs.


• Assist patients in walking, moving, and changing positions.


• Prevent obstruction, dislodgment and unnecessary movement of drainage, suction, and parenteral fluid apparatus.


• Assist physicians and/or nursing staff as appropriate during patient examinations and treatments.


• Provide personal care to include bathing, shaving, and feeding.


• Make equipment available to patients such as bedpans, linen, and grooming items.


• Accompany patients in wheelchairs, on litters or ambulatory within the hospital.


• Motivate patients to manager their illnesses and provide patient instructions as directed by unit standard operating procedures.


• Perform general maintenance duties including, but not limited to, making beds, cleaning/sorting supplies, handling linen according to policies and cleaning patient units.


• Perform patient treatment procedures within established guidelines.


• Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.


• Recognize and respond to emergency situations according to preplanned emergency response measures.


• Provide patient care as assigned to include documentation of nursing activities in the patient record as appropriate.


• Assist with admission and discharge of patients as well as maintenance of patient information and filling out laboratory/x-ray/EKG slips.


• Additional duties may be assigned. Training will be provided if needed.

 

Loyal Source is an Orlando-based workforce solutions provider dedicated to delivering elite services worldwide. With a focus in government healthcare, technical and support services, engineering, and travel healthcare, Loyal Source provides exceptional custom solutions to both private enterprise and government agencies. Loyal Source is a military friendly employers and proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program.

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Loyal Source does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

This contractor and subcontractor abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.