Certified Nurses Aide

Campbell Street•Des Moines, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) provides residents with high-quality, direct routine care in activities of daily living under the supervision of an LPN or RN. In accordance with each resident’s Plan of Care, Nursing Assistant Program standards, the Resident’s Bill of Rights, and the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, the CNA performs basic nursing, personal care, and restorative services while attending to residents’ mental health and social service needs, including the needs of cognitively impaired residents. As part of the interdisciplinary care team, the CNA promotes independence, autonomous decision-making, and residents’ highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The role includes providing and documenting resident care; monitoring and reporting changes in residents’ conditions; assisting with nutrition, hydration, mobility, personal care, and restorative activities; supporting residents’ rights and dignity; and maintaining a safe, clean, confidential, and compliant care environment. The CNA also communicates with residents, families, visitors, and care team members and reports to an LPN or RN as appropriate. The position is located at University Park in Des Moines, Iowa, with hours of 6 AM to 6 PM, including every other weekend. Campbell Street describes its workplace as a place for purpose, growth, and teamwork, and states its mission is developing exceptional people who drive extraordinary care. Its SMART Values are Servant Leadership, Mirror First, Always Do the Right Thing, Resilience, and Transparency.

Requirements

Completion of a state-approved Nursing Assistant Program for the state in which the facility operates.
Current certification and listing on the state Registry.
Ability to welcome constructive feedback, course-correct, and not take feedback personally.
Personability and ability to get along with different personality types and inspire trust with residents, staff, and families.
Ability to actively listen with the goal of understanding.
Ability to clearly speak, read, write, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a skilled nursing and/or assisted living community.

Responsibilities

Provide routine resident care under the supervision of an LPN or RN and according to the resident’s Plan of Care.
Protect residents’ rights and promptly report suspected or witnessed abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property.
Build quality relationships with residents and communicate and interact competently on a one-to-one basis.
Perform directed nursing, personal care, and restorative services with sensitivity to residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial needs and dignity.
Promote residents’ functional independence, autonomous decision-making, and quality of life.
Monitor resident care and outcomes, report changes and responses to interventions to the LPN or RN, and accurately document care.
Take and record vital signs and height and weight; recognize abnormal changes in body functioning and report them; and care for residents who are actively dying, as directed.
Assist with bathing, grooming, mouth care, dressing, toileting, eating, hydration, skin care, transfers, positioning, and turning.
Support adequate nutritional intake by assisting residents to and from dining, feeding or assisting with feeding, monitoring and recording intake and output, offering fluids, handling trays and supplemental nourishment as directed, observing dietary restrictions, and following food safety guidelines.
Provide basic restorative services as directed, including self-care training, use of assistive devices, range-of-motion activities, positioning, bowel and bladder training, and care of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Assist nurses with special procedures and other directed duties, including critical care sheets and care conferences.
Help residents participate in activities and resolve grievances or disputes; engage residents in meaningful conversation based on their backgrounds and preferences.
Maintain the care and security of residents’ personal possessions and interact courteously with residents’ families, visitors, and the interdisciplinary care team.
Recognize the limits of personal knowledge, skills, and experience and seek assistance for situations outside CNA competency.
Promptly and courteously answer call lights and use proper body mechanics and safe lifting, positioning, and equipment procedures, including transfer belts and mechanical lifts.
Follow infection-control procedures, Standard Precautions, OSHA guidelines, handwashing and cleaning practices, and appropriate PPE use.
Maintain a safe and clean environment and properly handle or dispose of infectious linens and equipment.
Avoid the need for restraints in accordance with DHS nursing home standards.
Complete resident-care documentation and maintain complete, secure records in compliance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA.
Promptly report and document incidents and errors involving residents, staff, visitors, or oneself.
Prioritize assignments based on available staffing and resident acuity; review departing staff reports at shift start, ensure assigned and delegated tasks are complete at shift end, and report off to the nurse before leaving.