Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Looking for certified nursing assistant jobs in Perth Amboy, NJ, where you can change lives as part of a compassionate and supportive team? The Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare provides clinical excellence in orthopedic rehabilitation, pulmonary care, cardiac care, and more. In addition to state-of-the-art medical care, our subacute rehabilitation and nursing care facility provides spacious lounges, a diverse set of religious services and cultural programs, local outings for residents, fine dining, and all the comforts of home.

We also offer some of the most rewarding CNA jobs in NJ, with benefits including a generous sign-on bonus, fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan — just to start. When you join our team, you’ll be our priority because we know that excellent care starts with a well-supported staff. With weekly employee appreciation events and monthly gift giveaways, we always look for ways to celebrate the team members who are at the heart of everything that we do.

Whether you work per diem, part-time, or full-time shifts, Alameda Center’s CNA jobs in Perth Amboy offer a great opportunity to advance your healthcare career. With our convenient location just a short walk from the Perth Amboy train station, bus stops, and enticing eateries along Smith Street, getting to work and enjoying your breaks will never be easier. Take a look at these details for our open positions:

Benefits

·       Certified nursing assistant salary range: $19.04 to $20.54 per hour

·       Free medical, dental, and vision insurance

·       Disability and life insurance benefits

·       401(k) retirement plan

·       Same day pay — with opportunities for overtime and holiday pay

·       Competitive nursing sign-on bonus

·       Employee referral bonus

·       Exciting benefits through our attendance program

·       Weekly employee appreciation events, which we call “Thankful Thursdays”

·       Employee gift giveaways each month

·       Competitive PTO benefits

·       Flexible shifts which include full-time, part-time, and per diem options and day, evening, and night shifts

Joining our team will give you the chance to make a real difference for residents when they need it most — one of the best rewards of working in the nursing profession. For a snapshot what this looks like at the Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, here’s what a few of our residents have said of their experience with our team:

"Alameda Center gave me back my independence!" — Yogesh S.

"I am thrilled with the care I received at Alameda Center. When I first came, I couldn’t walk, and now I’m back on my feet.” — Margaret D.

“Alameda Center is the most peaceful place in today’s world. Right from the beginning of my stay at Alameda, the staff’s pleasant attitude set an aura of calmness throughout the building. They demonstrate such great care for the residents . . . From housekeeping, to nursing, all the way up to the administrator – the staff is full of understanding and compassion.” — Thomas P.

CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) Job Responsibilities

·       Serving residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort and within limits as defined by delegated tasks

·       Participating in the formulation and follow through of the resident’s nursing care plan

·       Ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which respects the needs and rights of individuals

·       Adhering to instructions establishing shift routines issued by the nursing supervisor or charge nurse

·       Performing certified nursing assistant duties based on established methods and techniques and in conformance with recognized standards

·       Assuming responsibility for varied resident care duties as assigned by the charge nurse including admitting (assisting with resident admission assessments), discharging, transferring, and caring for residents’ personal belongings

·       Assisting the professional nurse with resident treatments and vitals, as necessary

·       Taking and recording residents’ weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration

·       Assisting residents with self-medications, as directed

·       Collecting charts, records, and reports as directed

·       Reporting changes in the conditions of residents, family member concerns, and resident complaints to the charge nurse and/or supervisor

·       Assisting all residents with their meals and providing in between meal nourishment, as well as fresh ice and water to the bedside

·       Helping with daily hygiene to include bathing residents in their bed, tub, or shower, combing their hair, and cleaning and cutting their fingernails

·       Bagging soiled linen and delivering to the dirty linen area, and cleaning items in a domestic washer/drier if assigned

·       Obtaining clean linens and supplies as directed, cleaning utility rooms, kitchen areas and all other nursing areas, as assigned

·       Cleaning and sanitizing resident equipment

·       Making beds (both occupied and unoccupied)

·       Answering residents’ call light or bell, delivering messages, administering bedpans and urinals, and cleaning areas of spillage or accidents caused by the resident

·       Verifying that all residents have wrist bands and medication, picture, and door tags

·       Accompanying residents when transported outside the facility for appointments as needed

·       Receiving and escorting visitors and interacting with residents, families, visitors and employees

·       Transferring residents’ belongings and equipment as directed and assisting with postmortem care

·       Carrying out other tasks as requested in situations where hands-on intervention or participation may be required

·       Participating in the orientation of new nursing assistants

·       Performing other duties as requested

CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) Qualifications and Skills

·       Completion of a state approved certified nursing assistant program

·       Completion of a medication assistance in-service program from an RPH licensed in the state

·       High school education or high school equivalency diploma (preferred)

·       Verification of a negative TB skin test (annual requirement)

·       Minimum of 12 hours of CNA continuing education programs provided by the facility, in order to maintain certification

·       Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and providing related bedside resident care services

·       Understanding of the standard techniques used in providing personal services for residents and in caring for equipment and supplies

·       Awareness of safety hazards to residents and self

·       Familiarity with facility regulations and the location of various facility departments

·       Understanding of basic medical asepsis, sterile techniques, and universal precautions to avoid infection of residents and contamination of equipment and supplies

·       Ability to work rotating shifts and in different units as residents’ needs require (specific scheduling will be under the direction of the nursing supervisor)

·       Ability to positively interact with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public

·       Ability to read, write, and understand the English language

·       Good physical and mental health

Ready to Take Your Nursing Career to the Next Level?

As a certified nursing assistant at the Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, you can make a real difference in people’s lives — including your own. Learn more about this fantastic opportunity and consider applying with us today!