Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides

At University Hospital, the tasks you do are dependent upon what year of school you are in. During your first year, you will do vital signs, bed baths, and make beds. You will also help with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living). After the first year, along with the other skills you will start to pas...

At the interview, be dressed professionally, have a friendly and open attitude, and be able to explain where your nursing assistant license or certification education was from or through. Be able to explain why you want to work at Brookdale and as a nursing assistant in the assisted living facili...

Depending on the shift you are working, a typical day is answering call bells and pagers and assisting residents with their needs, which can be a wide range of activities. This can include aiding in dressing, movement, transfers, or other needs. In addition, you aid in meal service and complete t...

My biology major aided me a lot as an LNA because I knew a lot of terms, conditions, and diagnoses of my residents. This allowed me to have a better understanding of what a resident needs help in and made me more aware of what I needed to do. In addition, Biology allowed me to be more comfortable...

The primary goal of the job is to make the nurse's job easier. In doing so, you help with assisting them or answering call lights or completing tasks so that they don't have to. Some of the tasks I would perform is passing waters, stocking rooms, changing patient beds, taking vitals, and talking ...

The first thing is to choose a professional outfit. Black and white works best. Then, prepare your resume and have someone review it and give you feedback. Also, prepare a list of questions that you might want to ask at the end of the interview. Moreover, research the company and make sure you ca...

Practice, practice, practice! The night before your interview, reflect on all the nursing experiences you've had. Think about situations you've encountered within the hospital (both with patients and members of the healthcare team) that have stuck out in your mind. You will be asked situational q...

Be prepared to answer questions relating to your past experience as a nursing assistant, specifically what responsibilities you had and how you worked with others. If you are a student, use that to your advantage by talking about your interest and passion for medicine and desire to learn on the j...

At University Hospital, the tasks you do are dependent upon what year of school you are in. During your first year, you will do vital signs, bed baths, and make beds. You will also help with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living). After the first year, along with the other skills you will start to pas...

High quality care and safety.You’d help them get up and go to bed when they wanted.You’d plan and cook their favorite foods and eat a meal with them.You’d make sure they had clean clothes and a clean house.Have Fun.You’d do fun things with them like games, puzzles, or spa day, and take them to th...

This depends entirely on your schedule. If you work 3 shifts a week, you will be able to balance work and life quite well. The company is very supportive and there are multiple programs to help employees and promote a healthy work-life balance. However, if you are like me and you work 5 shifts a ...

You need to have completed an LNA program in NH, and you need to pass the state test. However, this really isn't enough. You need GREAT, not good, interpersonal skills. You need to be a very good communicator. You need to care. You need to be willing to keep trying to do your best, even if you ha...

I had a phone interview with 3 or 4 people on the phone at once. During this interview, I was asked to reflect on my abilities to work in a hospital- most notably, whether I would be able to multitask and think quickly. I gave examples about times I had been in tough positions at work, and what I...

I get to work at 7 AM or PM. I get report from the night shift LNA. What happens next depends on the unit. On the floors, I go around getting 8 AM vital signs. During this, I introduce myself to my patients and make sure they are comfortable and know that breakfast is coming soon. I also take blo...

Phone interview was automated. Standard behaviorial questions such as "tell me about a time when..." In person interview varies by manager. Generally wear scrubs, interview, then shadow on the unit.

Vitals, blood glucose monitoring, bed sheet changes, bed baths, peri care, catheter care, oral care, patient ambulation, recording intake and output, assisting with admissions and discharges.

$15/hour

As a HMP intern, most of my assignments were part of larger financial analyses and ongoing projects. I was still given full ownership over my contributions to the bigger picture, however, and received credit for both my individual and collaborative efforts.

Northwell Health is a great starting point for any position in healthcare especially if you want to stay in the Northeast. It is a international hospital (they have one in Sweden I believe or somewhere in Europe) and they have their own insurance company. They are one of the three major hospital ...

The way I got my position as a patient access representative was first interning the hospital. A few years ago, Northwell Health in Huntington offered an internship program for college students who wanted to pursue a career in healthcare but didn't know exactly what they wanted. The internships i...

Be candid and honest about your motivations for working at Northwell Health. In today’s healthcare landscape, it is important for larger systems to hire employees who reflect the core values of the company. Do your research, and be able to speak to why you want to work for Northwell Health in par...

Well, when I interned at Kaiser Permanente over the summer of my junior year of high school, I worked with the nurses in the Gastroenterology Department. Some of my duties included sanitizing the rooms and wheelchairs in the department so that they were ready for the next patient, helping restock...

You should understand the main principles of being a nursing assistant, which is to maintain the privacy, well-being, and independence of each resident according to their care plan. You should also be able to say why you are interested in a job providing care for the elderly and why it matters to...

I mostly worked evening shift. This involved helping residents with daily activities of life such as toileting and dressing, before helping them down to the dining room for dinner. After dinner, I assisted residents with getting ready for bed at their preferred time, which included bathing and pe...

You usually have a specific route you follow everyday to make sure you get things done in a timely manner. Often you wake up your residents first and help them get ready to go to a meal. After you help your residents eat the rest of the day is usually spent recordingg their vitals and giving them...

You can prepare for an interview as a CNA for Pine River Health Care by sharing your experience and goals as a CNA. For example, I shared that I would one day like to be a surgical Physician’s Assistant and why being a CNA will help me to achieve that goal. Additionally, I was specifically told i...

Practice, practice, practice! The night before your interview, reflect on all the nursing experiences you've had. Think about situations you've encountered within the hospital (both with patients and members of the healthcare team) that have stuck out in your mind. You will be asked situational q...

Make breakfast for client, help them get dressed and or help with a shower. Tidy up the place. Help with any laundry or errands they need. Provide transportation and help with transferring them if needed.

The best way to prepare is to think of a few honest reasons why you want to become a CNA, and what qualities you have that match the position. Whether that reason is to gain experience working with patients, or you have a desire to work with the patient population, having a “why” and substance to...

It's very busy as they have a large amount of rooms per floor. I worked on the surgical floor so we spent a lot of time walking post surgical patients and ensuring they had adequate mobility prior to being discharged home. The medical oncology, intensive care unit, and emergency department run a ...

I prepared by updating my resume with all relevant work and volunteering experience. I researched SJRMC's background and prepared myself for questions like "how do you align with our values?" or "What assets can you provide to our facility?" by knowing what they stood for.

You visit the patients in their home. It is very personal and you get to know the patient and the patient's family very well. In my job, I started in the morning doing morning cares like feeding, dressing, bathing, and range of motion. A lot of my day was focused on taking care of the patient's p...

It honestly depends from patient to patient. Some patients require little to no help and you just have a to be there to keep them company, watch tv with them, read to them etc. and some patients require you to do everything for them. Toilet them, bathe them, cook for them and feed them, lift them...

You must have compassion in your heart. The will to help people who cannot help themselves. You will come across many patients who do not have much, if any, family around to be there for them. It’s your job to love them and take care of them. I always tell future caregivers, “take care of you’re ...

I would say preparations for an interview at Agnesian Healthcare should be very similar to other jobs. However, I have listed several helpful hints for a successful interview at Agnesian below.My first recommendation would be to research and explore Agnesian's values and mission statement. Get to...

As a Nursing Student here at UWO, I feel as though I have been well prepared to work at Agnesian Healthcare.As the nursing program requires a CNA license, it was easy to receive the required education for the CNA position at Agnesian Healthcare. Additionally, your education in the nursing program...

Being a CNA at Agnesian has been a truly wonderful experience. The atmosphere of Agnesian Healthcare is one of teamwork, support, and communication; all vital components to providing effective patient care.As a CNA at Agnesian Healthcare your general duties my consist of assisting patients with A...

I had a phone interview with 3 or 4 people on the phone at once. During this interview, I was asked to reflect on my abilities to work in a hospital- most notably, whether I would be able to multitask and think quickly. I gave examples about times I had been in tough positions at work, and what I...

I get to work at 7 AM or PM. I get report from the night shift LNA. What happens next depends on the unit. On the floors, I go around getting 8 AM vital signs. During this, I introduce myself to my patients and make sure they are comfortable and know that breakfast is coming soon. I also take blo...

I loved my residents. I loved learning about them, meeting their families and making them smile. However, I didn't really like anyone I worked with. None of them really talked to me, and I felt very alone and isolated plus most of my residents were nonverbal. I also never met or saw a supervisor ...

Be confident and ready to share previous experiences that may help you with your desired position here. They like to see knowledge of things you have learned from hands on experience. Show how you are a good team player but also a leader when needed. Show timeliness and organization as it is esse...

Mornings at 6am for 1st (morning) shift. You start by getting your patient assignment (6-8 patients per person on average) and then getting a report from the previous CNA for each patient. You must write down when every patient has therapy so you can figure out when they need to be up, dressed, e...

I made sure to have my CNA license printed out so I could give them the exact date I passed the exam and when my license would expire. I also had my resume with me for the person interviewing me. I made sure to dress professionally and I came in with a smile on my face, which I think is a very ea...

To begin, you look at the assignment sheet to see which "pod" you will be working on. There are 2 CNA's to each "pod" and each "pod" has around 20 residents. You are responsible for your half of the pod and at times just work together to complete to full assignment as a partnership. You have to g...

Based on my experience, I would make sure to dress to impress and come 10-15 minutes early because employers will know if you are prepared for the interview. Another suggestion would be to do some background research about the company so you have a general knowledge about their mission and who th...

Based on my experience, a day in the life of a nurse aide at PHS really depends on the day as it have its ups and down. There are days where it can be hectic especially when I am running behind since some residents need more assistant than others, whereas other days are more chill and go smoothly...