CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE (72526)

PRIORITY MANAGEMENT•Southdown, LA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Five Star is seeking Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to join their care teams. CNAs are described as the heart of patient care and recovery, serving patients with dedication and compassion. The role involves delivering direct care and operational support, with a focus on excellent patient and resident care.

Requirements

Must have valid certification in good standing

Nice To Haves

High School graduate preferred

Responsibilities

Provides residents’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding residents as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning residents.
Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs.
Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs.
Participate in meal service including serving, clearing, and cleaning the dining room; Assures that residents are positioned appropriately for meals; Assures that appropriate utensils are within reach of residents; Serves food trays and assists with feeding as indicated; Delivers and documents all a.m., p.m., and bedtime snacks and supplements; Provides hydration to all residents according to center policy.
Responsible for knowledge of proper procedures to provide personal care services to residents; provide requested personal care services to residents.
Prepares equipment and aids nurses during treatments and examination of residents.
Checks residents in section regularly; Answers call light promptly; Follows through with resident problems or needs by delivering care or reporting to supervisor depending upon level of ability and nature of resident need.
Maintains resident stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information.
Provides resident comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting residents; answering resident call lights and requests; reporting observations of the resident to nursing supervisor.
Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
Protects company’s integrity by keeping resident information confidential.
Serves and protect the center’s community by adhering to professional standards, company policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
Review care plans routinely to determine if changes in the residents’ care routines have been made.
Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting for duty and during shift change.
Makes beds (occupied and unoccupied); Changes bed linens and keeps linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under residents; Handles linens according to infection control guidelines.
Keeps residents dry (changes gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled); Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions.
Maintains cleanliness of resident units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms and linen closets; cleans bedpans, urinals and commodes; washes basins and emesis basins; sanitizes bath tub after each resident’s use; cleans floors if resident is incontinent; wipes spilled foods and liquids.
Provides post-mortem care as instructed.
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Company Paid Life insurance
Long Term Disability
Voluntary Life Insurance for the Employee, Employee Spouse and Employee Children
Short Term Disability, Cancer, Critical Illness, Accidental and Universal Life
Employee Referral Bonus Potential Program
Daily Pay
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off