Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

About this Job

Recruitment:

• COVID VACCINE required
• Previous Elizabeth Seton employees must be away for one year before being considered to come back as a traveler
• Orientation is only held 1x per month – Next Orientation Date: 5/20, compliance due 5/8
• Facility does not accept requests for 'Block Scheduling'. Candidates who are flexible with scheduling work best at this facility
• All employees are required to clock out for 30 mins break/lunch time – (no working through lunch, leaving early or demanding pay for not taking lunch break)
• If candidate is approved, hospital will typically do a phone screen and based on that they will ask them to log on for a ZOOM interview or come in for an in person interview at the hospital if they are local to NY.

Unit Details:

• Active CNA Certification on the NYS Nurse Aide Registry
• Minimum of 1 year experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Will not accept COVID or Flu declinations
• Shift: 3pm – 11:30pm with every other weekend, 13week contract length, 40-hour work weeks: 5X8s

• Facility / Services:
  Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center is currently a 169 bed long term care / short term rehab center for chronically ill and medically fragile children. The facility (we are NOT a hospital) is not accredited by the Joint Commission but our standards and practices are equivalent to facilities whom are. We have nurse managers, house supervisors 24/7, in house physicians and nurse practitioners. We have a variety of ancillary support including certified nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, PT, OT, speech therapy, music and art therapy in addition to child life specialists. Interaction with family members varies completely depending on the child. Many have little to no family involvement.

  Children’s conditions:

• Some of our children stay with us for only a short time for things such as feeding therapy. Many of our children stay with us for years, leaving only when they graduate to an adult nursing home type setting. Typical diagnoses include hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, seizure disorders, cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease. We offer palliative care and pain management. Most of our children have G tubes or GJ tubes and tracheostomies with some requiring ventilator assistance.

  Long Term Children’s Home vs Acute Care Nursing:

• We recently expanded from 6 units with a total of 137 children to 8 units with 169 children. There are no traditional nursing stations as everything is set up to feel like a home rather than an institution. We use Sigma Careas our EMR.
• There are no FULL CODES here at all. We stabilize children and transfer them out as needed. Full life support is not available here. When we transfer a child out, it is standard procedure for nurses (both staff and travelers) to accompany the child. Nurses are also needed to, at times, accompany children to routine clinic appointments at nearby hospitals.
• There are no peripheral IVs here. We do a lot of tube feedings (NG, Gtube and Jtube) and give a lot of anti-seizure meds. We also do dressing changes and trach care / suctioning. Some of our children use bair huggers for temp instability. During the day many of the children attend school which is located within our building. They also receive the majority of their therapies during the day. At night, most kids are sleeping so there are fewer ancillary staff. (no PT, OT, Speech therapy)
• Typical assignments per nurse can include between 4 to 8 children. Nurses are responsible for providing some total care for the children. This includes bathing, dressing and applying braces.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) requirements

Travelers work for a limited amount of time at a particular location, providing patient care and support before moving on to their next exciting adventure. Travel healthcare professionals are experienced caregivers who adapt quickly to change and enjoy learning new things. Take your skills on the road and explore somewhere new—all while earning a great living!

Basic professional requirements include:

• 1-2 years recent experience in the job’s primary area of care
• Active license or appropriate accreditation in one of the 50 US states
• Additional requirements & certifications as may be requested by the specificfacility/unit
• An enthusiastic, adventurous spirit with a desire to help

Travel nursing in Yonkers, NY

Home to over 19 million residents, including New York City, the state of New York is incredibly diverse, from its inhabitants to its landscape! Depending on what part of the state you’re visiting, you could be surrounded by soaring skyscrapers’or by soaring mountains. Upstate New York borders Canada along Lake Ontario and is well known for its homey welcome and winding forest roads. Whether you’re interested in city life or something more natural, New York has plenty to offer during your assignment.

Why become a Fastaff Traveler?

More than two decades ago, Fastaff pioneered the practice of Rapid Response® travel nurse staffing. Since then, the company has grown to become the leading provider of urgent and crucial temporary registered nurses to help hospitals provide continuous, high-quality patient care, while offering premium pay to registered nurses. In partnering with many of the nation’s largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities as well as small community hospitals, Fastaff provides enriching employment opportunities to RNs while also providing the highest pay in the industry to meet acute staffing needs and provide unparalleled patient care.

Fastaff Travel Nursing is an equal employment opportunity employer. Fastaff’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Fastaff also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Fastaff’s policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.