Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - GardenView Assisted Living

The Moorings Park Institute Incorporated•Naples, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Moorings Park is looking for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join their team at the GardenView Assisted Living Community. The CNA will be responsible for providing comprehensive support to residents in dining, activities, and personal care, fostering meaningful relationships based on the Best Friends™ Approach to dementia care. This role emphasizes respect, dignity, and engagement, ensuring residents feel valued and supported. The CNA will provide daily personal care services, maintain resident comfort, and assist residents to their maximum potential in all activities of daily living, adhering to facility policies, procedures, and regulations.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language required
Florida State Nursing Assistant Certification is required.
Active Florida CPR Certification is required within six months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a health care facility is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Participates in and receives the nursing report for all resident assignments upon reporting for duty.
Provides personal hygiene to the resident in accordance with the resident’s plan of care and as directed by the nurse, including bathing, oral care, grooming, dressing, and nail care.
Serves between meal and bedtime snacks.
Assists with the application of slings, elastic stockings, and splints.
Answers resident calls promptly and checks each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
Provides for the resident’s comfort, turns resident every 2 hours or as ordered, and ensures proper body alignment for those who cannot move.
Ensures resident safety by following facility procedures when ambulating or transferring residents and appropriately placing the call light, telephone, and water pitcher within reach.
Keeps residents’ environment neat, clean, and safe, and keeps hallways clear and floors free of debris.
Cleans, disinfects, and returns all resident care equipment to its designated storage area after each use.
Observes and reports changes in the resident’s condition to the Staff Nurse and immediately notifies the Staff Nurse, Nurse Manager, or Supervisor of any resident leaving or missing from the facility.
Reports all accidents, incidents, and bruising observed on the shift immediately.
Documents intake and output, food intake, bowel movement, vital signs, and daily resident care on appropriate forms in a timely manner as directed by the facility policy.
Completes the admission and discharge of residents, ensuring the resident’s room is ready, greeting residents, escorting them to their room, making them comfortable, storing clothing, and completing an inventory sheet for all belongings.
Monitors vital signs in the direction of the nurse.
Maintains infection control procedures for proper trash disposal, dirty linen transport, and hand washing.
Demonstrates respect for the resident by ensuring all nursing care is provided in privacy, honoring resident refusal of treatment or assistance, and reporting to the nurse for assistance.
Reports all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
Charges appropriate nursing supplies to the resident using the sign-out system.
Attends and participates in scheduled training and in-service classes and staff meetings, showing initiative with respect to increased competency levels.