Oak Brook Care is in need of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at our facility

Location: 2013 Midwest Rd. Oak Brook, IL 60523. Hours: 3pm-11pm or 11pm-7am Job Type: FT/PT Start: ASAP Qualifications: • Completed State recognized certified nursing assistant training course or currently enrolled in one. • Pass the state competency examination. • If certified, with good standing with the Nurse Aide Registry for the State of Illinois. • Good physical health and ability to perform duties of the job. • Ability to observe changes in residents’ condition. • Emotional stable to deal with death and dying. • Knowledge of the aging process and the desire to work with the elderly. • Have patience, tact and courtesy in dealing with others. Responsibilities: • Follows daily assignment per charge nurse. • Keep residents dry and clean, appropriately dressed and groomed. • Performs personal care such as baths, showers, oral hygiene, skin care and hair care on assigned residents. • Monitors and reports accurate intake/output of fluids and nourishment on assigned residents. • Assists residents with bowel and bladder training. • Assists in serving, feeding and monitoring meals. Closely supervises residents with swallowing problems. • Check resident’s water pitcher ensuring water is available to them at all shifts and at bedtime unless contraindicated. • Uses safety measures for residents and self while transferring, repositioning and performing other duties by using good body mechanics, bed positioning and transferring techniques. • Assists with transporting residents to meals, activities, therapy programs and other activities of daily living as needed. • Encourages, assists and/or performs activities of daily living for the residents as needed. • Answers call lights in a timely manner regardless of assignment to ensure safety and proper service to residents. • Follow restorative/rehab orders designed for individual residents. • Keeps call lights, tables and other appropriate items with residents’ reach. • Maintain clean and safe environment. Helps to identify hazards and unsafe conditions for residents and reports findings to the appropriate person. • Complete required documentation of resident care. • Observes and immediately reports unusual symptoms, changes in condition and injuries to the charge nurse including incidents that may result in injury. • Respect resident’s rights. • Provide for resident’s physical, psychological, social, safety and other needs. Actively works towards the promotion of improved Quality of Life. • Perform nursing care according to the established facility standard. • Participate in resident care planning. Communicate with other department information to help meet the needs of the resident. • Establish rapport/good communication with resident and residents’ families. • Adhere to posted schedules and follow personnel policies. • Punch in and out with time card. • Wear proper uniform and identification. • Promote teamwork within and outside of department. • Knowledge in the use of equipment needed for resident care. • Participate in in-service trainings and mandatory meeting. • Perform other duties from time to time as directed by the Supervisor and/or Charge Nurse, that maybe necessary to accomplish the proper and standard function of the facility. • Comply with State, Federal, Local and JCAHO standards. • Will only access the minimum PHI to accomplish the job.