Local Contract CNA - $28 per hour - Urgently Hiring - equiliem : Job Details

Equiliem is seeking a CNA for a local contract job in Rome, New York. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: CNA Discipline: CNA Start Date: 08/25/2025 Duration: 13 weeks 40 hours per week Shift: 8 hours, nights Employment Type: Local Contract Shift: 2x night shifts (11pm to 7am) Contract: Up to 2 years. Summary: The Nursing Assistant/Aide are responsible in providing care to individuals. Such care ranges from attending to individuals' personal hygienic needs to assure the person's comfort to performing a limited number of simple treatments and therapy. They provide direct hands-on care by assisting individuals with bathing, dressing, perineal care, mobility, eating, and other activities of daily living. They preform tasks requiring skills that aid/promote the health and well-being of patients following established guidelines, policies, and procedures, under the direction of an LPN or RN. They work cooperatively and participate in meeting facility goals with interdepartmental staff, as well as acting as an integral member of the multidisciplinary clinical team. They identify and participate in activities that increase knowledge and update clinical skills, ensuring growth and development. Reviews Memo & Posting Book daily for updates. Nursing Assistants perform tasks requiring skills that aid/promote the health and well-being of patients. Examples of these tasks preformed under appropriate supervision include but are not limited to: Knows and make sure of proper hand washing and isolation techniques. Observes and reports signs and symptoms of illness or change in status of patients. Gives enemas, douches and irrigations as directed. Applies hot water bottles, ice bags and coolers and hot/cold compresses as directed. Requests patients to provide and assists patients in collecting urine and stool specimens. Observes and records patient's quantitative intake of food and outputs of wastes. Takes temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure and respiration rate. Gives therapeutic baths such as sitz baths and fever sponge baths. Receives patient's valuables and other belongings and conveys them to safe storage keeping appropriate records. Escorts patients to and from areas where special treatment is administered. Feeds patients requiring assistance to assure that such patients receive appropriate nourishment. Bathes patients, while using varied equipment and techniques (e.g. bed bath, shower tables, whirlpool tub, hubbard tub). Makes patients bed and assists patients with ADL's (e.g. personal hygiene, dressing, ambulation, ROM). Working knowledge of emergency first aid and CPR techniques to alert and assist professional staff as needed. As directed by professional staff moves, positions, lifts, and transports patients more comfortably, to prepare patients for treatments and to deliver them to appropriate treatment areas. Always uses proper and safe body mechanics to avoid injury to patient and self. Brings bed pans and urinals to disabled patients. Attends to incontinent patients. Talks to patients, listens, and responds by encouraging them to cooperate and participate in treatment activities. In addition, for Nursing Assistant needs the: Ability to understand oral and written unit reports. Ability to accurately organize and convey a unit report orally and in writing. Requirements: Must have at least 1 year of experience, working as a Certified Nursing Assistant/Aide, None Certified Nursing Assistant/Aide, Home Health Aides, Patient Care Assistants, Patient Care Technicians, Direct Support Professionals, etc, will be considered for this role. Equiliem Healthcare specializes in staffing clinical, non-clinical, and allied personnel. We excel in all levels, disciplines, and specialties within the healthcare spectrum. Our projects range from short to long term local and travel assignments. Equiliem has been recognized as a certified small business enterprise. In addition, we are proud that we have earned the prestigious Joint Commission accreditation for staffing firms and have been awarded Best in Staffing 4 years running by our employees and client partners. Benefits offered to our workers include the following: Medical Insurance Vision & Dental insurance Life Insurance 401K Commuter Benefits Employee Discounts & Rewards Payroll Payment Options