Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Transitional Care Unit

Job Type: Full-time | Variable 8- & 12-hour shifts and every other weekend and holiday rotation, No on-call

Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a [Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

TCU is a 30-bed short-term skilled hospital-based rehab unit at MMC. Patients receive daily nursing care and a minimum of two hours/day of PT, OT, & SLP.TCU has 24 patient rooms, 18 private and 6 semi-private. Patients come for 10-12 days to recover, get stronger, and go home. Patients come to rehab at TCU for post-op care, wound care, teaching/training for new diagnoses, IV therapy, pain & chronic illness management.

How you’ll contribute

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who excels in this role

• Reports all pertinent observations and concerns to Charge Nurse/RN. Observations may include resident’s physical appearance, attitude, response to medications and treatments and appetite.
• Provides direct resident care as directed by the RN including all activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating residents, assists in admission, discharge and transfer of residents, applies and monitors alarms, delivers resident nourishment, fills water pitchers and distributes mail, resident weights, vital signs, and intakes and outputs.
• Maintains an environment conducive to resident safety and recovery including but not limited to completing safety checks, keeping the department and resident rooms clean and organized, cleaning department specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear of equipment and returning equipment and complying with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions.
• Assists in admission, discharge, and transfer of residents.
• Documents all relevant information (ie. Vital signs) on appropriate forms.

Why join us

• We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: