Certified Nurse Aide - CNA
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 the greatest functional level possible. The position is full-time and onsite at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. The CNA helps implement residents’ prescribed health care plans; supports personal care, mobility, meals, and restorative activities; monitors resident comfort and safety; documents care and observations; and maintains sanitary conditions and resident spaces. The role also includes responding to requests, communicating changes in residents’ conditions, and assisting coworkers and other teams as needed. Buckner Retirement Services is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization with a network of senior living communities across Texas and more than 60 years of experience. It describes itself as recognized as a Great Place to Work at all locations and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
- Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- Current Food Handler Certificate.
- Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures, including infection control.
- Ability to instruct residents in health care measures and methods of improving use of medical services.
- Working knowledge of the use and monitoring of resident restraints as prescribed by physicians.
- Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing for over 75% of the shift.
- Attention to detail, as an error could have life-threatening consequences.
- Ability to exercise patience, tact, initiative, judgment, and confidentiality while following established guidelines.
- Ability to recognize changes in a resident’s appearance, attitude, and condition.
- Personality suited to meeting the needs of the infirm and aged, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others.
Nice To Haves
- One year of prior experience as a nursing assistant or equivalent training.
- Prior customer service experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the accurate implementation of prescribed health care plans.
- Make regular resident rounds to check residents’ physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness.
- Provide care and treatment, including bathing, feeding, oral care, dressing, hair and nail care, moving residents, and responding to calls.
- Provide cleaning and sanitary services for urinals, commodes, bedpans, showers, wheelchairs, and other equipment.
- Document activities of daily living, intake and output, and other appropriate information 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 may cause accidents or injuries.
- Observe and promptly report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs as required.
- Lift and reposition residents safely 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 as needed to maintain facility harmony and resident safety.
- Support the team by staffing the nursing station and answering phones as needed, assisting with meal service and feeding, and working schedules, assignments, and units as requested.
- Follow Buckner’s 5STARS customer service practices and respond promptly to requests for assistance or information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
