Certified Nurse Aide - CNA Full Time

Buckner • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Buckner Retirement Services is seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to provide physical and emotional support to residents and assist with activities of daily living, promoting each resident’s greatest possible functional level. The role is based onsite at Parkway by Buckner in Houston, Texas, and is full-time.

The CNA supports residents’ prescribed health care plans, monitors their comfort, safety, cleanliness, and condition, and provides personal care and assistance with daily routines. The position also involves documenting resident care and observations, maintaining sanitary conditions and equipment, assisting with meals and activities, and supporting the care team and facility operations.

Buckner Retirement Services is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization operating senior living communities across Texas. The organization states that it has over 60 years of experience and has been recognized as a Great Place to Work at all its locations.

Requirements

• Current Nursing Assistant Certification.
• CPR/First Aid certification.
• High school diploma or GED and at least one year of prior experience as a nursing assistant.
• Proficient ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift, carry, pull, push, climb, kneel, walk, and stand for over 75% of the shift.
• Ability to walk, sit, and stand sometimes for prolonged periods.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accurate implementation of prescribed health care plans.
• Make regular resident rounds to check physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness.
• Provide safe care and treatment, including bathing, feeding, oral care, dressing, hair and nail care, moving residents, and responding to calls.
• Perform cleaning and sanitary tasks, including cleaning urinals, commodes, bedpans, showers, wheelchairs, and other equipment.
• Document activities of daily living, intake and output, and other appropriate information on charts accurately and promptly.
• Wake residents, assist with morning grooming, and move residents to the dining room as needed.
• Change soiled and unsoiled linen and distribute clean towels throughout the shift.
• Detect, correct, and report situations that could cause accidents or injuries.
• Observe and promptly report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs as required.
• Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
• Pick up meal trays promptly and distribute snacks daily.
• Encourage and participate in restorative measures and assist with activities.
• Intervene professionally in resident disputes or disruptive behavior when needed to maintain facility harmony and resident safety.
• Support the team by staffing the nursing station, answering phones, helping serve meals and feed residents, and working schedules, assignments, and units as requested.
• Follow Buckner’s 5STARS customer service standards and respond promptly to requests for assistance or information.

What This Job Offers

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