Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) | 21 Hours per Week | Klein Center

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•West Burlington, IA

About The Position

Provides basic resident care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Uses a resident-centered approach to provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. The CNA/Universal Worker provides routine daily nursing care and other desired services in accordance with each resident’s assessment, choices, and care plan to maintain the highest degree of quality of care. The role includes personal care and hygiene, assisting residents with mobility and restorative programs, supporting elimination needs, serving meals and recording food and fluid intake, obtaining weights and vital signs, maintaining resident areas and equipment, and helping residents participate in activities. The CNA responds to resident calls, observes and reports changes in resident condition, and participates in quarterly care plan meetings. The position requires a CNA license. Previous medical-field experience is preferred. The Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry is required upon hire. Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training is required within 180 days, and Emergency First Responder Choking (EFRC) certification is required within 90 days of hire and renewed every two years.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required.
Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry required upon hire.
Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter requirement through the Iowa Department of Human Services, to be completed within 180 days.
Emergency First Responder Choking (EFRC) required within 90 days of hire and renewed every two years.
Ability to communicate verbally with patients and coworkers clearly and effectively.
Knowledge of patient rights and related laws, including HIPAA.
Knowledge of care procedures, relevant equipment, and safety and security practices.
Customer and personal-service skills, including assessing needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating satisfaction.
Active listening, awareness of others’ reactions, and willingness to help people.
Ability to monitor performance and take corrective action; use logic and reasoning to assess solutions and problems.
Ability to see details at close range and recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Ability to listen to and understand spoken information.
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Conflict resolution, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Previous experience in the medical field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the medical field.

Responsibilities

Provide bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, nail care, and personal and dental hygiene according to care plans and resident needs.
Prepare residents for physician appointments and visitors; assist with end-of-life and postmortem care.
Observe residents, make regular rounds, note changes in skin or other conditions, and report concerns to the nurse.
Answer resident calls and determine how to assist; provide timely attention, comfort, fresh water, and nourishment between meals.
Position residents for comfort using pressure-reduction techniques and equipment as needed.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transfers to and from beds, chairs, wheelchairs, lifts, showers, tubs, and vehicles.
Carry out care-planned restorative and rehabilitative programs and assist residents with self-help and medical appliances.
Assist residents to and from the bathroom; maintain cleanliness and dryness, provide perineal care, and use care-plan-specified incontinence products.
Monitor genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems and document bowel output each shift, urinary appliance presence, or other output as directed.
Serve meals and provide ordered food textures and fluids; assist residents with eating, record meal and fluid intake, and use clothing protectors as needed.
Follow dietary sanitation and food-safety procedures and promote a positive dining experience.
Obtain resident weights as ordered or according to nursing judgment, take vital signs as needed, monitor for pain, and report findings to the nurse.
Address spills promptly and notify housekeeping when further intervention is needed.
Keep resident rooms and common areas clean and tidy, monitor for trip hazards, maintain hand-hygiene supplies, and clean resident equipment routinely.
Wash and dry resident laundry individually according to schedule and as needed.
Participate in planning and conducting neighborhood resident activities and assist residents to and from activities, including supervision of residents using electronic wandering-monitoring devices.
Participate in quarterly care plan meetings.
Use discretion and courtesy with residents, visitors, and staff and communicate clearly with patients and coworkers.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity plans