Job Title: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Long-Term Care
Location: Newark, NY
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night Shift – 10:00 PM–6:00 AM
Schedule: 5 × 8-hour shifts; 40 hours per week
Local Candidates Required: No
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes
Pay Rate
Traveler: $990–$998.44/week
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide direct patient care in a long-term care facility. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of relevant experience and be skilled in assisting residents with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and maintaining patient safety and comfort.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in a long-term care (LTC) setting.
Experience assisting patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and personal hygiene.
Knowledge of safe patient transfers, ambulation, and repositioning techniques.
Experience obtaining and documenting vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, and oxygen saturation.
Knowledge of infection control procedures, PPE use, and isolation precautions.
Ability to recognize changes in patient condition and promptly report concerns to nursing staff.
Knowledge of pressure injury prevention, skin care, and routine catheter care.
Ability to use patient care equipment, including Hoyer lifts, wheelchairs, transfer belts, and bedside commodes.
Strong communication, observation, and patient care skills.
Must be available to work every other weekend as scheduled.
Must be willing to float to other units based on facility needs.
Must live more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted.
Must submit fingerprint forms within 48 hours of signing.
Must be available for daytime orientation during the first week.
First-time travelers are accepted.
Responsibilities
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, showering, dressing, shaving, mouth care, foot care, and perineal care.
Assist patients with feeding, monitoring dietary intake, and maintaining fluid restrictions as directed.
Obtain and document vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, and oxygen saturation.
Assist patients with ambulation, safe transfers, and repositioning using appropriate equipment and proper body mechanics.
Turn and reposition patients regularly to promote comfort and prevent pressure injuries.
Provide routine skin care and assist with pressure injury prevention, including the use of heel and elbow protectors.
Change bed linens, perform occupied and unoccupied bed changes, and maintain clean and comfortable patient environments.
Provide routine catheter care and measure and record urine output, stool output, and drain output as required.
Collect, label, and transport urine and stool specimens according to facility procedures.
Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, wheelchairs, and other patient care equipment.
Monitor call lights and respond promptly to patient needs.
Recognize changes in patient condition, including abnormal vital signs and signs of cardiac arrest, and report concerns immediately to nursing staff.
Follow infection control protocols, isolation precautions, and proper PPE procedures.
Maintain accurate documentation of patient care, vital signs, intake and output, and other assigned observations.
Clean patient care equipment and replenish supplies as needed.
Follow NPO instructions, limb restrictions, and other patient-specific care requirements.
Float to other units based on facility needs.
Work every other weekend as scheduled and attend daytime orientation during the first week.
Perform other related duties as assigned.