Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA
Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab Center of Bagley is looking for full-time and part-time Certified Nursing Assistants to provide direct resident care under the supervision of the Director of Nursing.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES
- Assist with ambulation and range of motion
- Support a resident who is walking
- Assist with the use of a walker, cane, wheelchair, and other mechanical aids and supports
- Transfer resident between bed and wheelchair, bed and stationary chair, wheelchair and stationary chair and wheelchair and toilet or commode, using assistive devices and proper body mechanics
- Maintain optimum joint functioning for Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
- Assist residents with basic personal care to the extent necessary
- Assist with regular bathing, shampoo, and hair care
- Perineal care
- Dressing and undressing
- Oral hygiene
- Care of dentures
- Care of nails
- Shaving
- Make-up application
- Move and regularly reposition residents who are lying in bed, using proper body mechanics and turning techniques
- Encourage and assist residents to be up and as active as possible
- Assist resident with special care as directed by the Director of Nursing
- Chart required cares, behaviors, etc.
- Provide special skin care for the individual with limited mobility
- Apply support garments and stockings
- Adjust light and temperature conditions
- Clean and sanitize bedside equipment
- Use of elbow and heel protectors
- Adjust proper direct lighting
- Decrease glare
- Answer call lights promptly
- Assist at meal time
- Adjust bed heights
- Provide adequate compensation for visual changes
- Allow adequate accommodation to light and dark
- Check diet trays for accuracy
- Serve trays to residents in rooms
- Assist residents with set up or eating to the extent needed
- Remove trays and return residents to their rooms after meals
- Give after-meal care
- Make beds, change linens, and tidy rooms
- Pass fresh water
- Assist residents in preparing residents for bed
- Report significant observations to the charge nurse
- Other duties as assigned by Charge Nurse, DON and/or Administrator
- May assist with emergencies
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Be 16 years of age or older
- Satisfactorily completed an approved course in nursing assistant training
- Be listed on the Nursing Assistant Registry in good standing or obtain within 4 months of employment
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
- Possess effective communication skills, both written and oral
- Be in good mental and physical health
- Have a high moral standard
- Possess a sincere desire to work with the aged and/or handicapped
- Be pleasant, cheerful, tactful, courteous, and kind
- Possess the ability to work cooperatively with others
WORKING HOURS
The shifts are approximately:
- 5:00 am – 5:30 pm
- 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
- 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
- 5:00 pm - 5:30 am
- 10:00 pm - 6:30 am
- And other shifts as assigned as case load requires.
The CNA is required to work on all shifts, weekends, and holidays. The hours, shifts, and days of the week may vary depending on staffing availability, patterns, etc.
- The nursing department runs 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
- A willingness to be called in unexpectedly, is required.
