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Liberty Village of Peoria Certified Nursing Assistant in Peoria, Illinois
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CNA Responsibilities:
- - Providing great patient care.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in the urine.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
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CNA Requirements:
- - State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Current CPR (American Heart Association).
{=html} <!-- --> - - Nursing degree from a CNA program.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
{=html} <!-- --> - - High School graduate or equivalent.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Current identification.
{=html} <!-- --> - - Comfortable using a computer.
{=html} <!-- --> - Excellent personal hygiene.