Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) / Resident Care Assistant
About The Position
Join the Wellness team to provide personal care, assistance, supervision, and companionship to older adult residents. The role supports residents’ individual needs and preferences while helping them maintain independence, dignity, comfort, and quality of life. The position includes assisting with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, and resident engagement; observing and reporting changes in residents’ condition; following individualized service plans and safety procedures; documenting services; and maintaining clean, safe resident areas. Work must remain within the employee’s license, training, demonstrated competency, resident service plan, and assigned role. Medication administration is not automatically included and requires the applicable Rhode Island authorization. Candidates hired into a Certified Nursing Assistant or Nursing Assistant position must hold a current Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license in good standing throughout employment. Employees may not perform nursing assessments, develop nursing care plans, provide nursing diagnoses, or perform skilled nursing duties reserved for licensed nurses.
Requirements
- Candidates hired into a Certified Nursing Assistant or Nursing Assistant position must hold a current Rhode Island Nursing Assistant license and maintain it active and in good standing throughout employment.
- Compassionate, patient, and dependable approach to resident care.
- Genuine interest in working with older adults.
- Ability to treat residents with dignity, respect, and kindness.
- Strong observation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to follow service plans, policies, safety procedures, and supervisory direction.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbally and in writing, as required to understand care instructions, document services, report changes in resident condition, and respond during emergencies.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a Wellness team.
- Strong organization and time-management skills.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Basic computer skills and ability to complete electronic documentation.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, reach, and remain active throughout the workday.
- Ability to safely lift, transfer, push, or pull up to the stated physical requirement amount, with assistance or available equipment; the amount is not specified in the posting.
- Ability to successfully complete required background checks, health screenings, and employment requirements.
- Employees may perform only duties permitted by their license, training, demonstrated competency, resident service plan, and assigned role.
- Vital signs and other health-related tasks may only be performed when the employee has been trained, determined competent, and assigned the task.
- Medication administration requires any separate Rhode Island Medication Aide license or other authorization required for the task.
- Employees may not independently perform nursing assessments, develop nursing care plans, provide nursing diagnoses, or perform skilled nursing duties reserved for licensed nurses.
Nice To Haves
- Previous assisted living, memory care, senior care, home care, or healthcare experience is preferred.
- Previous experience assisting with activities of daily living is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide respectful and compassionate personal care to residents.
- Assist residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, and personal hygiene.
- Assist with walking, mobility, positioning, and transfers according to resident service plans.
- Use proper body mechanics and available equipment when assisting residents.
- Provide meal assistance and support residents with dining needs when required.
- Offer companionship, reassurance, conversation, and emotional support.
- Encourage residents to participate in meals, programs, and community activities.
- Respond promptly to resident requests and emergency-call systems.
- Observe residents for changes in physical condition, behavior, cognition, mood, appetite, mobility, or daily routine, and promptly report changes or concerns to the nurse or appropriate supervisor.
- Measure and document vital signs only when trained, determined competent, and assigned to do so.
- Follow individualized resident service plans, care instructions, and safety procedures.
- Document personal care and services accurately and promptly.
- Maintain clean, safe, and organized resident living areas.
- Assist with personal laundry and light resident-area housekeeping as assigned.
- Promote resident engagement, independence, dignity, and choice.
- Protect resident privacy, rights, personal information, and confidentiality.
- Communicate respectfully with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
- Follow infection-control, resident-safety, emergency, and fall-prevention procedures.
- Participate in required orientation, training, competency reviews, meetings, and in-service education.
- Complete additional resident-care duties permitted by the employee’s license, training, competency, and assigned role.
- Promptly report resident changes, medication concerns, injuries, incidents, and situations requiring nursing judgment.
Benefits
- Generous sign-on bonus available after 6 months, subject to certain conditions.
- Medical insurance for eligible employees.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off for eligible employees.
- 401(k).
- 401(k) matching.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee referral program.
- Paid training.
- Retention incentives.
- Flexible scheduling where available.
- Supportive and team-oriented work environment.
- Meaningful work serving older adults.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
