FT 6a-6p Certified Nurses Aide

Campbell Street•Granger, IA

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. Care is delivered in accordance with the 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 applies basic nursing, personal care, and restorative skills while attending to residents’ mental health and social service needs, including the needs of cognitively impaired residents. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the CNA promotes residents’ independence and autonomous decision-making and helps them attain and maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The position involves monitoring and documenting care, communicating resident needs and changes to nurses, supporting residents’ rights and dignity, and following safety, infection-control, documentation, and confidentiality requirements. The role is listed for a 6 a.m.–6 p.m. shift.

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, make corrections, and not take feedback personally.
Ability to get along with varied 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 resident care in accordance with each resident’s Plan of Care and under LPN or RN supervision.
Protect residents from abuse, mistreatment, neglect, and misappropriation of property; promptly report suspected or witnessed concerns.
Build quality relationships and communicate with residents in a competent, respectful, and resident-centered manner.
Perform directed nursing, personal care, and restorative services while protecting residents’ dignity, privacy, rights, and independence.
Monitor resident care and outcomes, accurately document care, and report resident needs, changes, and responses to interventions to the LPN or RN.
Take and record vital signs, measure and record height and weight, recognize and report abnormal changes in body functioning, 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 nutrition and hydration by assisting residents to and from dining areas, assisting with feeding, monitoring and recording intake and output, offering fluids, handling trays, serving nourishment as directed, and observing dietary restrictions and food-safety precautions.
Provide basic restorative services, including self-care training, use of assistive devices, range-of-motion maintenance, positioning, bowel and bladder training, and care of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Assist nurses with special procedures and care-related tasks, including critical care sheets and care conferences, as directed.
Assist residents in getting to and participating in activities and in resolving grievances or disputes; communicate meaningfully with residents about their backgrounds and preferences.
Maintain the care and security of residents’ personal possessions and interact courteously with families, visitors, and interdisciplinary care team members.
Recognize the limits of CNA knowledge, skill, and experience and seek assistance with situations beyond competency.
Answer call lights promptly and courteously, use proper body mechanics, and follow safety procedures for lifting, positioning, and equipment use, including transfer belts and mechanical lifts.
Follow Standard Precautions, infection-control procedures, and OSHA bloodborne-pathogen guidelines, including handwashing, cleaning and disinfection, and appropriate PPE use.
Maintain a safe, clean environment and properly handle or dispose of infectious linens and equipment; avoid the use of restraints in accordance with applicable nursing-home standards.
Keep resident records complete, secure, and confidential in accordance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA; promptly report and document incidents and errors.
Prioritize work according to staffing levels and resident acuity, review the departing staff report at shift start, ensure assigned and delegated duties are completed, and report off to the nurse when leaving.