Avenue Secretary / Certified Nursing Assistant

UR Thompson Health • Town of Canandaigua, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves dual responsibilities as an Avenue Secretary and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). As an Avenue Secretary, you will facilitate the operation of the Avenue by performing secretarial, reception, and related clerical duties. As a CNA, you will assist residents in performing activities of daily living, participate in their daily care, provide personal care, assist with skincare and repositioning, maintain a clean environment, use safe procedures, complete required documentation, and interact with residents, families, and staff.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent or 4 years of relevant working experience
• Valid NYS certified nursing assistant (CNA) certification
• Two years prior experience in customer service and office protocol preferred.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office and a medical computer system

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree preferred with additional training in medical terminology
• Meditech experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the operation of the Avenue by performing secretarial, reception, and related clerical duties.
• Demonstrate skill in proactively resolving problems, recommending and implementing continuous quality improvements.
• Demonstrate integrity concerning confidential information.
• Provide secretarial support to nurse managers on a daily basis.
• Interact in a courteous and friendly manner with guests, residents, and staff.
• Assist residents in performing activities of daily living.
• Participate in the daily care of residents such as checking schedules for resident appointments, completing personal inventory upon admission, reporting care given & observations.
• Provide personal care to residents such as bathing, dressing, passes nourishment, collecting specimens of urine, stool, and sputum, performing post-mortem care.
• Assist with skincare and repositioning such as reporting skin breakdown, applying lotion, turning residents side to side, using mechanical lifts, toileting residents.
• Maintain an orderly and clean environment.
• Use safe procedures to prevent injuries to residents, self, and others.
• Complete required documentation such as intake/output forms, vitals, weight.
• Interact with residents, families, and other staff.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement up to $6000/year
• Contribution and match on Retirement Plan
• 4 weeks paid time off
• Access to Success coaches
• Free parking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED