Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (Full Time, Evenings)
About The Position
As a Certified Nursing Assistant in the Short Term Rehab department at Clifton Springs Nursing Home, you will provide high-quality, individualized patient care in collaboration with the nursing team. The role requires initiative while assisting with and maintaining resident care. The position is full time, with 37.5 hours per week on evenings from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Friday, and every other weekend. The posted pay range is $20.00–$22.00 per hour, with a signing bonus of up to $4,500. The facility offers a diverse caseload that includes a vent unit, dementia care, long-term care, and short-term rehab. Its rehab unit is connected to a hospital to support care transitions and provide experience with medically complex patients. The employer also describes a strong benefits package, paid educational opportunities, career advancement support, overtime pay, and tuition and student loan assistance.
Requirements
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Currently hold New York State certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- Hold CNA certification through the NYS Office of Professions.
- Be able to meet the described moderate clinical physical demands, including frequent movement, standing, walking, lifting 20–50 pounds, pushing and pulling medical equipment, assisting with patient positioning, and frequent bending, twisting, and reaching.
- Meet applicable disease-specific program requirements for experience, education, and continuing education, where applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Read and follow each assigned resident’s care card for daily personal care needs, treatments, and therapies; ask the nurse for clarification or direction as needed and suggest ways to better meet residents’ needs.
- Provide personal care, including bathing, toileting, feeding, transferring, and ambulating, while promoting residents’ involvement and independence to the extent they are able.
- Assist residents with personal services, including laundry, keeping rooms neat, operating televisions or radios, and reading or writing letters.
- Assist relatives and visitors, referring questions about a patient’s clinical condition to the supervising nurse.
- Encourage residents to use self-help measures in activities of daily living.
- Assist with or perform procedures according to policy, with appropriate instruction and supervision, including admitting, transferring, and discharging residents; taking vital signs; collecting urine and stool specimens; changing colostomy bags and non-sterile dressings; bagging soiled briefs; measuring and recording intake and output; caring for residents on precautions; and providing care to dying and deceased residents.
- Use standard precautions.
- Encourage residents to discuss their interests and concerns and reminisce about subjects that provide satisfaction.
- Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences when able.
- Observe and report residents’ physical condition, behavior, reactions, appetite, and changes from usual to the nurse; report hazardous conditions that could jeopardize the safety of residents, visitors, or staff.
- Transport residents throughout the facility as needed.
- Attend in-services and fulfill the required number of state-mandated in-service hours.
- Cooperate with, show courtesy to, and assist all members of the team.
- Float throughout the facility when necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Strong benefits package.
- 100% paid educational opportunities and support for CNA-to-LPN-to-RN career advancement.
- Overtime pay at time and a half.
- Tuition and student loan assistance.
- Signing bonus of up to $4,500.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
