Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) | 36 Hours per Week | Klein Center

Great River Health•West Burlington, IA

4d•$19

About The Position

Provides basic resident care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse, using a resident-centered approach and following each resident’s assessment, choices, and care plan. The CNA/Universal Worker provides routine nursing care and other desired services to maintain the highest degree of quality of care. The role includes personal care and assistance with activities of daily living; restorative and rehabilitative support; elimination care; meal service and assistance; monitoring vital signs, weights, pain, and changes in residents’ conditions; housekeeping and equipment cleaning; and participation in resident activities and quarterly care plan meetings. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 10:45 p.m. to 6:45 a.m., with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. A CNA license is required upon hire.

Requirements

CNA license required upon hire.
Certified Nursing Assistant listing on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry required upon hire.
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter requirement through the Iowa Department of Human Services/IDPH required within 180 days.
Emergency First Responder Choking (EFRC) required within 90 days of hire and renewed every two years.
Communicate clearly and effectively with patients and coworkers.
Demonstrate customer and personal service skills, including assessing needs, meeting service standards, and evaluating satisfaction.
Demonstrate awareness of others’ reactions, active listening, willingness to help, and appropriate discretion and courtesy.
Monitor performance and use logic, reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking to identify issues and take appropriate action.
Have close-range vision and the ability to detect when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Have the ability to listen to and understand spoken information.
Understand the role and how it interacts with the team.
Have the physical ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Understand care procedures, relevant equipment, and safety and security practices.
Have knowledge of patient rights and related laws, including HIPAA.
Demonstrate strong organizational and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the medical field preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, nail care, and personal and dental hygiene.
Prepare residents for physician appointments and visitors; assist with end-of-life and postmortem care.
Observe residents, make regular rounds, note skin or other changes, and report changes to the nurse.
Answer resident calls and call lights, assess residents’ needs, and respond in a timely manner; provide fresh water and nourishment between meals.
Position residents for comfort and use pressure-reduction techniques and equipment as needed.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation using beds, chairs, wheelchairs, lifts, showers, tubs, and vehicles.
Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs according to care plans, and assist residents with self-help and medical appliances to maintain function.
Assist residents with toileting; provide incontinence and perineal care; monitor genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems; and document output as directed.
Serve meals and ensure ordered food textures and fluids are provided; follow sanitation and dietary procedures; assist residents with eating; record meal and fluid intake; and provide clothing protectors as needed.
Weigh residents as ordered or per nursing judgment, obtain vital signs as needed, and monitor and report pain.
Address spills and safety hazards; keep resident rooms and common areas clean and tidy; maintain hand hygiene stations; and wash resident laundry according to schedule and need.
Clean lifts, wheelchairs, walkers, and other equipment routinely.
Participate in planning and resident activities, assist residents to and from activities, and supervise residents with electronic wandering-monitoring devices during activities.
Participate in quarterly care plan meetings.

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, and hospital indemnity plans
$2,500 sign-on bonus eligibility for qualified candidates