Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Position Summary:

• The Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) is responsible for providing quality routine daily nursing care to residents according to the residents’ care plan and under the direction/delegation of the LPN or RN. The C.N.A. will effectively interact with residents, family and other health team members while maintaining all standards of professional nursing.

Essential Functions:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.

• Attends to the individual needs of residents, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements.

• Observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly reports these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.

• Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse using established procedures, policies, guidelines and standards. Including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments and collecting specimens.

• Assists with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home on admission and to the unit when transfers occur.

• Completes all required resident charting every shift.

• Works collaboratively with other members of the health care team in coordination of the resident’s care.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in skilled nursing facility atmosphere that has controlled heat and cold. The noise level is moderate to quiet. The C.N.A. may be exposed to residents with contagious illness and must follow established protocols regarding infectious disease control.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

• This position requires a variety of activity levels including frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, occasional sitting, rarely crawling and climbing. The employee may be required to frequently lift items up to 50 lbs.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

_ Education / Experience:_

• High school diploma required or equivalent/GED

• CNA certification required

• Demonstrated experience within a skilled nursing facility and ability to provide proof of such experience.

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Continuing education credits

• Dental insurance

• Disability insurance

• Flexible schedule

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid sick time

• Paid time off

• Paid training

• Travel reimbursement

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Physical setting:

• Nursing home

• Rehabilitation center

Standard shift:

• Evening shift

• Night shift

• Overnight shift

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CNA certification (Required)

Work Location: In person