Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Bedrock Healthcare•Watertown, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Watertown Health Care Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care and create a compassionate environment. The role focuses on treating residents with dignity and respect, supporting their choices, and communicating with residents and families to foster a supportive network. The position is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, with AM shifts available and flexible eight-hour shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of a state-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course or other education meeting state certification requirements.
Current Nursing Assistant Certification in the state of practice, or eligibility to obtain it.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with individual care needs, including grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinence care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, and communication, consistent with care requirements and scope of practice.
Maintain residents’ comfort, privacy, and dignity while providing services.
Interact warmly with residents and promote a caring environment.
Understand and uphold residents’ rights, including freedom from restraints and abuse; promptly report suspected abuse or rights violations to the charge nurse or administrative staff.
Protect residents’ personal belongings and promptly report missing items according to policy; participate in efforts to locate them.
Maintain residents’ skin integrity by changing incontinent residents, turning and repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin, among other care measures.
Answer residents’ call bells promptly and courteously.
Lift, move, and transport residents using proper body mechanics or lifting devices to prevent accidents.
Complete CNA records documenting care and other information according to department policies.