CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - Evening Shift

Homewood Living Plum Creek is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant for an evening shift position to provide activities of daily living care to residents under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. This is a part-time role in a senior living community.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene including bathing, shaving, grooming, nail care, and toileting
• Provide and maintain clean, dry linens and make beds according to resident needs
• Encourage proper nutrition by serving food promptly and assisting residents with feeding when necessary
• Perform resident treatments as assigned by the Team Leader within the nursing scope of practice
• Record resident information accurately and completely, and report objective observations of changes in resident condition or needs to the Team Leader
• Actively participate in resident care planning
• Promote activities of daily living according to each resident's care plan
• Perform resident lifts and transfers according to the resident's care plan and the Lift Free Program
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident information, conditions, and family matters
• Comply with established policies, procedures, standards, and practices
• Perform additional functions as directed by the supervisor

Schedule

• Evening shift, part-time
• Must be able to work on feet constantly during an 8-hour shift

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and transfer up to 30 pounds of resident weight frequently (approximately 30 times) throughout the shift
• Ability to lift and transfer residents at least 25 times throughout the shift
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout an 8-hour shift
• Ability to react quickly and decisively in emergencies and in response to unexpected resident behavior
• Ability to handle physical transfer of residents from unsafe to safer locations in the event of fire or other disaster
• Ability to perform sequential events and tasks

Required Qualifications

• Must be listed on the state registry as a Nursing Assistant within 120 days of employment
• Ability to lift and transfer 30 pounds of resident weight frequently throughout the shift
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout an 8-hour shift
• Organizational skills and ability to perform sequential events
• Motivation and desire to work with geriatric persons
• Ability to speak English at a level residents can understand
• Ability to read and write in English to carry out functions related to care plans and provide appropriate resident care

Compensation

• Hourly rate: $20.25 - $21.75

Benefits

• Paid time off with opportunity to cash out each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement contributions
• Professional licensure reimbursement