Sign on bonus of $1,500

Certified Nursing Assistant Position Overview Responsible for providing routine daily nursing services to assigned residents in a manner that is caring, compassionate and customer-oriented and in accordance with laws, regulations and facility guidelines. Basic Qualifications Education & Certification: High school diploma or equivalent; successfully completed a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistance program; must possess a current certification in good standing or be able to obtain certification within four months of employment, if allowable by the state; must have CPR certification. Experience: Minimum of six months experience in a long-term care or other geriatric care environment is preferred. Essential Job Duties • Provides quality nursing care to residents and communicates to each resident and family member to build positive relations. • Routinely makes rounds and responsively provides proper resident care and service. • Assesses residents for condition changes and reports to nurse supervisor. • Answers resident call lights promptly and courteously. • Delivers meals and performs feeding assistance to residents and provides hydration. • Performs vital sign monitoring/charting and observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and reports nursing supervisors. • Provides assistance to residents for showers or baths. • Provides assistance with lifting, turning, moving, transporting or transferring residents. • Monitors incontinent residents to ensure bed linens and clothing are clean and dry. • Assists residents with toileting and bed pans and collects urine, stool and sputum samples as directed. • Ensures good hygiene through oral care, hair care, shaving, etc. • Changes bed linens and makes beds. • Provides proper skin care and promptly reports observations of skin breakdown and pressure areas. • Communicates changes and follows plan of care effectively by recording changes in charts. • Adheres to facility admission, discharge and transfer policies and prepares resident rooms for arrival. • Labels, organizes and stores resident’s personal belongings, clothing, etc. • Provides support and assistance for dying residents and post-mortem care. • Receives report from off-going shift or supervisor to better understand resident needs and changes. • Promotes interdepartmental teamwork to meet resident needs. • Promotes an environment of positive public relations by displaying a calm, caring, warm and friendly atmosphere in department and on each shift. • Keeps residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh was and within reach of the resident. • Provides training to new CNAs, upon request. • Ensures cleanliness of water pitchers and provides refills of fresh water as needed. • Transfer residents to and from dining room, activities, therapy, etc. • Works well with supervision, team members and other departments to properly care for each resident. • Rotates residents on a two-hour schedule. • Monitors dressings, bandages, etc. and changes, as directed. • Arrives to work as scheduled and makes rounds with previous shift. • As instructed and appropriate, collects specimens (urine, stools, etc.).