Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

We are seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide direct and indirect resident care in a long-term care facility. You will work under the direction of licensed nurses to support the health, safety, and dignity of our residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, oral care, and dressing
• Help residents with bowel and bladder functions and maintain continence care
• Collect specimens (urine, sputum, stools) as directed
• Perform and document vital signs including blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and height
• Assist with resident mobility, ambulation, and transfers using proper gait belt and body mechanics techniques
• Make beds and change linens as scheduled or when soiled
• Prepare residents for meals, serve and remove trays, and assist with feeding and fluid intake
• Transport residents to and from meals, appointments, activities, and social programs both inside and outside the facility
• Answer resident call lights promptly and check assigned residents routinely
• Organize and maintain resident rooms
• Assist with admission and discharge of residents
• Provide care for dying residents and post-mortem care
• Report any observed changes in resident condition or behavior to the Charge Nurse
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident and family information
• Comply with facility, safety, and nursing department policies and procedures
• Report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of resident property immediately to the Administrator or supervisor
• Complete required documentation of care and services provided
• Give report to oncoming shift per facility policy
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings

Required Qualifications

• Valid CNA certification in good standing with the State
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours, weekends, and holidays when necessary
• Ability to assist in resident evacuation during emergency situations
• Ability to see and hear or use prosthetics that enable adequate sensory function
• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile individuals

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 10 lbs constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs constantly
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs frequently
• Lift over 50 lbs frequently
• Carry up to 10 lbs constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs occasionally
• Carry over 50 lbs occasionally
• Reach above shoulder height frequently
• Reach at shoulder height constantly
• Reach below shoulder height constantly
• Push and pull constantly
• Grasp and handle objects constantly
• Torque occasionally
• Finger manipulation occasionally
• Twist, bend, crawl, squat, kneel, crouch, climb, and balance as required
• Operate an automobile and facilitate various games as needed
• Use a transfer or gait belt when assisting residents with lifting or carrying objects exceeding 25 pounds, or obtain assistance from another employee

Schedule

• Regular worksite attendance required
• May not leave assigned shift until supervisor releases you