Certified Nurses Aide 2p-10p

Campbell Street•Monticello, IA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) provides residents with high-quality routine direct care for activities of daily living, under the supervision of an LPN or RN and in accordance with Nursing Assistant Program standards, residents’ rights, and the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. Following each resident’s Plan of Care, the CNA applies basic nursing, personal care, and restorative skills while attending to residents’ mental health and social service needs, including the needs of residents with cognitive impairment. The CNA is part of an interdisciplinary care team focused on promoting independence, autonomous decision-making, and residents’ highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The role includes delivering respectful, resident-centered care; monitoring and documenting outcomes; communicating changes to nursing staff; maintaining safety and infection-control practices; and protecting resident privacy and confidentiality. The position is offered for a 2 p.m.–10 p.m. shift, with a weekend package option that includes an added shift differential.

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, correct course, 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 and proficiently read, write, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide routine direct care in accordance with each resident’s Plan of Care, Nursing Assistant Program standards, residents’ rights, and facility QAPI practices.
Protect residents from abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property, and promptly report suspicions or incidents to appropriate facility staff.
Build respectful relationships with residents and provide care that preserves dignity, privacy, independence, and autonomous decision-making.
Monitor resident care and outcomes, accurately document care, and communicate resident needs, changes, and responses to interventions to the LPN or RN.
Perform directed basic nursing tasks, including taking and recording vital signs, measuring and recording height and weight, recognizing and reporting abnormal changes, and caring for residents who are actively dying.
Provide personal care, including bathing, grooming, mouth care, dressing, toileting, eating and hydration assistance, skin care, transfers, positioning, and turning.
Support residents’ nutrition and hydration by assisting with meals, feeding as needed, monitoring and recording intake and output, offering fluids, serving nourishment as directed, observing dietary restrictions, and following food-safety guidance.
Provide basic restorative services, including supporting self-care, using assistive devices, maintaining range of motion, positioning, bowel and bladder training, and caring for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Assist nurses with special procedures and care-related work, including critical care sheets and participation in care conferences.
Help residents attend and participate in activities and assist with grievances or disputes.
Communicate courteously and cooperatively with residents’ families and support networks, visitors, and the interdisciplinary care team.
Recognize the limits of CNA knowledge, skill, and experience and seek assistance when situations exceed competency.
Answer call lights promptly and courteously, use proper body mechanics, and follow safety practices for lifting, positioning, and equipment use, including transfer belts and mechanical lifts.
Follow infection-control procedures, Standard Precautions, OSHA bloodborne-pathogen guidance, handwashing practices, and PPE requirements; maintain a safe and clean environment and handle infectious linens and equipment appropriately.
Avoid the need for restraints in accordance with DHS nursing home standards.
Maintain complete and secure resident records in compliance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA, and promptly report and document incidents and errors involving residents, staff, visitors, or self.
Prioritize assignments based on staffing availability and resident acuity; review the departing staff report at shift start, ensure duties and delegated tasks are completed, and report off to the nurse when leaving.