Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Nurse's Aide

Join our team as a Nurse's Aide, where you will play a vital role in providing care and support to our residents. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and stability.

Job Description

• Assist in ambulation and transfers from and to bed, toilet, chair, or stretcher.
• Transport residents via wheelchair, stretcher, or ambulation to other parts of the home when necessary.
• Assist or feed residents as indicated.
• Offer and remove bedpans and/or urinals.
• Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.
• Give bed baths, tub baths, and provide skin care. Trim nails and assist with care of hair and oral hygiene. Provide morning and evening care by washing and grooming residents.
• Assist residents to dress and undress.
• Prepare residents to receive Holy Communion.
• Sort, fold, and distribute personal clothing of residents.
• Serve water and nourishment.
• Serve and collect trays.
• Answer lights or bells and inquiries by residents or visitors.
• Participate in bowel and bladder rehabilitation programs for residents.
• Collect specimens and measure intake and output, keeping records of the same.
• Take temperature, pulse, and respiration. Prepare ice packs or other resident care equipment when directed by the Nurse in charge.
• Observe residents and note physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetites, and report changes or unusual findings to the Charge Nurse.
• Sign the aide book kept at the nurses' station before going off duty.
• Attend regularly scheduled in-service classes as required by HOME and NYSAOH regulations.
• Take care of residents' personal clothing.
• Change linens and make beds. Replace towels and washcloths.
• Clean equipment (carbonized beds, stands, etc.) as directed by the nurse. Keep utility and service rooms in order.
• Clean the tub and shower after residents' use. Oversee general neatness of the unit.
• Mop the floor when an accident has occurred if a porter is not present. Keep the lounge neat, clean, and in order.
• Care for the residents' unit (flowers, dresser, closet, bedside stand).
• Assist other employees where needed.
• Be responsible and cooperative with supervisors, fellow employees, residents, and families.
• Maintain a friendly working atmosphere.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance.
• Provide assistance with resident care where applicable.
• Promote the organization's and department's image, philosophy, and policies.
• Follow organization and departmental policies and procedures.
• Follow assigned safety, security, and fire procedures.
• Report any accidents or dangerous situations immediately.
• Maintain confidentiality of organizational and resident information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• A minimum of 1 year prior experience
• Must possess New York State Certification as a Nurse's Aide

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus: $1,500
• Premium compensation
• Great benefits package including:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/or awarded to employees based on the facility's policy and/or the CBA, depending on the position.