Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) | 24 Hours per Week | Klein Center

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•West Burlington, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) provides basic resident care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Using a resident-centered approach, the CNA provides personal care and assistance with activities of daily living according to each resident’s assessment, choices, and care plan, helping maintain the highest quality of care. The role also includes routine daily nursing care and other requested services. This position is scheduled for 24 hours per week, from 10:45 p.m. to 6:45 a.m., with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. The minimum hiring wage is $18.89 per hour. The role is based at the Klein Center, in Starrs/Blackhawk.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant credential and CNA license required upon hire.
Registration on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry required upon hire.
Complete Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter requirements through the Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 days.
Complete Emergency First Responder Choking (EFRC) within 90 days of hire and renew it every two years.
Communicate verbally with patients and coworkers clearly and effectively.
Understand the CNA role and how it interacts with the team.
Use discretion and courtesy with patients, visitors, and staff.
Demonstrate customer and personal service skills, including assessing needs, meeting quality standards, and evaluating satisfaction.
Demonstrate awareness of others’ reactions and the ability to listen attentively and understand spoken information.
Monitor and assess performance and use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of possible solutions.
Have close-range vision and the ability to detect when something is wrong or may go wrong.
Exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Have knowledge of care practices, relevant equipment, and safety procedures and policies.
Demonstrate conflict resolution, problem-solving, critical-thinking, organizational, and time-management skills.
Understand patient rights and applicable laws, including HIPAA.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the medical field is 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 changes in skin condition or other status, and report changes to a nurse.
Answer resident calls and determine how to assist residents, responding to their needs in a timely manner.
Position residents for comfort and use pressure-reduction techniques and equipment as needed.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, wheelchairs, lifts, showers, tubs, and vehicles.
Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs in accordance with care plans and help residents use self-help techniques and medical appliances.
Assist residents with toileting and provide incontinence, perineal, and other elimination-related care as planned.
Monitor genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems and document bowel output each shift, urinary appliance presence, or other output as directed.
Serve meals and ensure residents receive ordered food textures and fluids; assist with eating and record meal and fluid intake.
Follow sanitation and dietary procedures, support positive dining experiences, and provide clothing protectors as needed.
Weigh residents as ordered or based on nursing judgment, obtain vital signs as needed, and monitor and report pain.
Address spills, keep resident rooms and common areas tidy, monitor for trip hazards, and ensure hand-hygiene stations have sanitation products.
Wash and dry resident laundry individually according to schedule and as needed.
Clean lifts, wheelchairs, walkers, and other equipment routinely.
Participate in planning and carrying out neighborhood activities and assist residents to and from activities, including supervision of residents with electronic wandering-monitoring devices.
Participate in quarterly care plan meetings.
Provide comfort by answering call lights and offering fresh water and nourishment between meals.

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 coverage
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