Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant

Join our team at Christian Community Homes and Services, where you will provide essential nursing care to our residents in a supportive and compassionate environment.

Job Description

• Provides non-professional routine nursing care to the residents in accordance with facility and state/federal guidelines.
• Must be flexible in work assignments and willing to work in other areas during staffing emergencies.
• Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assistant duties as assigned and plan/prioritize actions before starting resident cares.
• Obtains pertinent information regarding residents.
• Performs procedures to meet individual resident needs for daily hygiene and appearance, including bathing, grooming, shaving, oral cares, and nail care.
• Demonstrates proper techniques of lifting, transferring, and ambulating residents.
• Implements special care needs including incontinence cares, special skin care, catheter care, colostomy care, and turning/positioning techniques.
• Performs restorative care and range of motion as instructed.
• Assists with resident admissions, discharges, and room transfers as appropriate.
• Encourages residents to take adequate diet, fluids, and supplements.
• Recognizes physical distress and acts to provide relief for those residents.
• Identifies and reports physical and psychological symptoms or spiritual needs to appropriate staff.
• Allows residents the freedom of choice in details of daily living whenever possible.
• Follows the resident plan of care and ensures resident rights are maintained at all times.
• Reports any observed physical or verbal abuse to the supervisor immediately.
• Participates in establishing and updating resident care plans and aide care sheets.
• Encourages residents to participate in self-care as appropriate.
• Assists residents with the application of prosthetics.
• Performs vital signs and obtains resident heights and weights per schedule.
• Provides diversional activities as appropriate to meet resident needs.
• Cleans and sanitizes client areas, including changing bed sheets.
• Demonstrates effective and respectful communication with residents, families, and team members.
• Adheres to actions to assure resident and staff safety and demonstrates proper infection control procedures.
• Complies with rules and regulations of regulatory and surveying agencies.
• Maintains an active working relationship with the nursing team and ancillary departments.
• Promotes customer satisfaction and positive interpersonal relationships.
• Participates in giving and receiving report from the nurses.
• Attends scheduled training seminars, meetings, and in-services as appropriate.
• Follows work assignments and/or work schedules as assigned.
• Practices good personal hygiene and adheres to facility dress code.
• Assumes added duties as assigned by Charge Nurse and/or shift supervisor.
• Stays up-to-date on CNA training, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an 80-120 hour nursing assistant course and registered to practice in the state of Wisconsin as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to think and work independently and with direction.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Must have no lifting or bending restrictions.
• Previous experience in a health care facility is desired.
• Good communication skills and bedside manner with a compassionate personality.
• Willingness to work with all team players.
• Must have an acceptable criminal background check.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, and reach with hands and arms.
• Manually lift 35 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Pay is $19.00-$25.00 per hour DOE. Shift differentials available on evening and overnight shifts.