Certified Nurses Aide

Campbell Street•Adel, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) provides direct routine care to residents and supports their physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Under the supervision of an LPN or RN and in accordance with the resident’s Plan of Care, Nursing Assistant Program standards, residents’ rights, and the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, the CNA delivers basic nursing, personal care, and restorative services. The role is part of an interdisciplinary care team focused on promoting resident independence, autonomous decision-making, dignity, and the highest practicable level of well-being. The CNA monitors and documents resident care, reports changes and concerns to nursing staff, assists with daily activities and nutrition, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment. The role also requires respectful communication with residents, families, visitors, and care team members; compliance with safety, infection-control, documentation, and HIPAA requirements; and recognition of situations beyond the CNA’s competency. Campbell Street describes its workplace as Great Place to Work® Certified and highlights same-day pay, flexible scheduling, a 401(k) match, certification reimbursement, referral bonus opportunities, succession planning and career growth opportunities, leadership development summits, and scholarships. The company states that it provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment.

Requirements

Completion of a state-approved Nursing Assistant Program for the state in which the facility operates.
Current certification and listing on the applicable 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 among 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 resident care in accordance with each resident’s Plan of Care, protecting residents’ dignity, privacy, rights, and independence.
Report suspected or witnessed abuse, mistreatment, neglect, misappropriation of property, incidents, errors, changes in resident condition, and responses to interventions to appropriate staff or the LPN/RN.
Build quality relationships with residents and communicate and interact with them in a respectful, resident-centered manner.
Perform directed basic nursing care, 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 dining, feeding, monitoring and recording intake and output, offering fluids, handling trays, and following dietary restrictions and food-safety guidance.
Provide basic restorative services, including self-care training, use of assistive devices, ambulation and transfer assistance, range-of-motion maintenance, positioning, bowel and bladder training, and care of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Assist nurses with directed special procedures, critical care sheets, and care conferences.
Help residents attend and participate in activities and assist with grievances or disputes.
Communicate with residents’ families, support networks, visitors, and interdisciplinary care team members courteously and cooperatively.
Maintain the care and security of residents’ personal possessions and recognize when a situation is beyond the CNA’s knowledge, skill, or experience.
Answer call lights promptly and courteously and prioritize assignments based on staffing and resident acuity.
Use proper body mechanics and follow safety procedures for lifting, positioning, transfers, and equipment, including transfer belts and mechanical lifts.
Follow infection-control, Standard Precaution, and OSHA bloodborne-pathogen procedures, including handwashing, cleaning and disinfection, proper handling of infectious linens and equipment, and use of PPE.
Maintain a safe and clean resident and facility environment and avoid the use of restraints in accordance with applicable standards.
Document care and maintain complete, secure resident records in accordance with state and federal requirements, including HIPAA.
Review departing staff reports at the start of the shift, ensure duties and delegated tasks are completed at the end of the shift, and report off to the nurse before leaving.