Full-time (52.5+ hours every two weeks) CNA position available on day shift (7am-3pm) for PA Certified individual to assist residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with their care plans and as directed by supervisors.
Responsibilities include:
- Performing assigned tasks as instructed by supervisors and as outlined in resident care plans;
- Assisting with resident activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, ambulating, feeding, etc.;
- Participating in giving and receiving nursing reports during shift change;
- Following incontinent care protocols and providing assistance;
- Transporting resident to and from appointments, activities, and social programs;
- Turning, moving, and transferring residents into and out of beds, chairs, tubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.;
- Positioning residents in correct and comfortable positions every two hours and as required;
- Encouraging resident to achieve their maximum level of functioning;
- Performing restorative and rehabilitative procedures per the care plan including range of motion, ambulation, etc.;
- Measuring and recording vital signs including temperature, pulse, weight, blood pressure, and respirations;
- Answering resident calls promptly and ensuring that those who are unable to call for assistance are monitored frequently;
- Checking all assigned residents on a regular basis to ensure that care needs are being met;
- Assisting in the care of residents who pass away;
- Observing and reporting changes in residents' condition or behavior patterns;
- Observe and report presence of skin breakdown and injuries;
- Maintaining a clean, orderly, comfortable environment;
- Complying with all standard precautions and infection control guidelines;
- Maintaining a safe environment for residents and other staff;
- Ensuring resident rights are protected; and,
- Comply with all federal and state regulations and United Church of Christ Homes' policies regarding the care of residents.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination.
- Must be able to relate to and work with persons who exhibit emotional instability, confusion, or at times, hostility.
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet and be able to carry such weight a minimum distance of 25 feet.
- Using a mechanical device, must regularly be able to push, pull, or move weight in excess of 100 pounds a distance of 300 feet.
- May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
Benefits include:
- Double-Time on Holidays!!!
- Highmark Health Insurance for $60/month!
- Dental Insurance for $2/month!
- Choice of two Vision Insurance Options!
- Free Life Insurance!
- $2500 Health Expense Reimbursement Account!
- Employer-Paid Retirement Plan!
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