Hackensack Meridian Health·Edison, New Jersey
The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct, patient-centered care and rehabilitation services to residents according to their care plans. They are responsible for maintaining accurate documentation, monitoring patient conditions, and ensuring a safe, clean, and supportive environment for residents and visitors.
Overview Our CNAs are the heart of our Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing & Rehab team, which is why we offer highly competitive pay rates from day one!
Brand new CNA graduates start out earning $20.32 per hour, and our pay rates increase from there based on years of experience.
In addition, we are currently offering a $2,500 sign-on bonus to eligible CNAs who join our team.
Please apply today so that we can discuss your future and career with Hackensack Meridian Health!
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed.
With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members.
Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.
It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The role of a Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) is to demonstrate the ability to provide exceptional resident care.
The C.N.A. also ensures resident’s plan of care is followed.
He or she must complete all required documentation as per state/federal guidelines, while also following all facility policies and procedures.
Part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to patients. Provides direct resident care to ensure resident's plan of care is followed. Provides the highest level of service to all patient's, families, and visitors to ensure satisfaction. Completes all required documentation as per state/federal and facility guidelines. Provides patient care, as per Patient Care Plan, including but not limited to ROM exercises, ambulation, transfer training, assisting with feeding and calorie counts, bed making, personal hygiene, skin checks, AM and HS care, vital signs, answer call bells promptly, post-mortem care, assist with room changes, and participate in reports. Identify and report all real or potential problems regarding the administration of patient care. Ensure residents are wearing/using adaptive equipment, as ordered. Ensures patients are clean, neatly dressed, groomed, safe, and fed during assigned shift hours. Follows through on ordered restorative nursing for assigned patients. Completes all required tasks, documentation, and reports daily as per facility policy and state and federal regulations. Records intake and output and bowel movements. Reports any unusual changes in patient condition to Charge Nurse promptly. Communicates pertinent information and actual or potential problems to RN throughout shift. Participates on committees, as requested by supervisors. Identifies patient needs and treatment opportunities, providing services to meet those needs on an on-going basis. Maintains professional competence and keeps current with Occupational Health trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions and training of nursing personnel. Fosters good relationships and communications with all Team Members, patients, family/significant others and visitors. Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications: Education,
Required: Completion of an approved CNA program Able to lift 50lbs. Current with all Continuing Education (CE) requirements Perform clinical care professionally Serve as patient advocate and role model to other Team Members Deliver patient care in a timely, efficient, and effective manner Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team Education,
Preferred: Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Long-term care and rehabilitation facility experience Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations. Bi-lingual (Spanish) Licenses and Certifications Required: NJ CNA License Licenses and Certifications Preferred: Starting Minimum Rate Minimum rate of $22.74 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
Candidates must have completed an approved CNA program and hold a current NJ CNA license. The role requires the ability to lift 50 lbs and a commitment to professional clinical care and patient advocacy.
Market context
Support-services roles in New Jersey are often tied to steady staffing needs in hospitals and other care settings, especially for candidates who can work reliably in fast-paced environments. These positions can be competitive because employers look for a high school diploma or GED, BLS AHA certification, strong computer skills, and the ability to pass the HMH Monitor Tech exam within 90 days. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your certification status and prepare for the exam expectation before applying.