Certified Nurses Aide 2p-10p

Campbell Street•Monticello, IA

18h

About The Position

The Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) provides residents with high-quality routine direct care in activities of daily living under the supervision of an LPN or RN. Care is delivered according to 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 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 part of the interdisciplinary care team, the CNA promotes resident independence, autonomous decision-making, dignity, and the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The role includes monitoring and documenting care, reporting changes and concerns to nurses, supporting residents’ nutritional and daily living needs, maintaining a safe environment, and protecting resident privacy and confidentiality. The position is for the 2 p.m.–10 p.m. shift; a 2 p.m.–10 p.m. weekend package is also available with 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, course-correct, and not take feedback personally.
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 speak clearly and proficiently read, write, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide resident-centered routine care in accordance with each resident’s Plan of Care and applicable nursing assistant standards.
Protect residents from abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property and promptly report suspected or witnessed incidents.
Communicate and interact respectfully with residents, while supporting their dignity, rights, preferences, and functional 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, height, and weight; recognize abnormal changes in body functioning and report them to the LPN or RN.
Provide personal care, including bathing, grooming, mouth care, dressing, toileting, eating and hydration assistance, skin care, transfers, positioning, and turning.
Support residents’ nutritional intake by assisting with meals and fluids, monitoring and recording intake and output, observing dietary restrictions, and following food safety guidelines.
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 activities, including critical care sheets and care conferences, as directed.
Help residents access and participate in activities and assist with resolving grievances or disputes.
Maintain residents’ personal possessions and interact courteously with families, visitors, and interdisciplinary care team members.
Recognize limits of knowledge, skill, and experience and refer situations beyond CNA competency to appropriate staff.
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, Standard Precautions, OSHA, and PPE procedures; maintain clean and safe resident rooms and facility areas and handle infectious linens and equipment appropriately.
Avoid the use of restraints in accordance with DHS nursing home standards.
Maintain complete, accurate, and secure resident documentation in compliance with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA.
Promptly report and document incidents and errors involving residents, staff, visitors, or self.
Prioritize work assignments according to staffing levels and resident care acuity; review departing staff reports, complete assigned duties, and report off to the nurse at shift end.