Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Midwest Health•Owasso, OK

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct and indirect resident care activities under the direction of a licensed nurse. The position supports residents’ personal care, daily living, mobility, nutrition, activities, and safety, while documenting care and reporting changes in residents’ conditions. The CNA must comply with Community and nursing department policies and procedures, protect resident confidentiality, treat residents and others with dignity and respect, and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and other departments. The role is located in Owasso, Oklahoma.

Requirements

Valid CNA certification in good standing with the State.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to meet general health requirements under State regulations and Company policy, which may include medical and physical examinations.
Must use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance when assisting residents while lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
Regular worksite attendance.
If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, must successfully complete the requirements of the Company’s Motor Vehicles policy.

Responsibilities

Assist with resident admissions and discharges.
Assist residents with oral care, bathing, and ear, eye, facial, hair, and nail care.
Keep residents dry by changing soiled or wet clothing and linens; make beds and change linens as needed and according to schedule.
Assist residents with bowel and bladder functions and collect specimens such as urine, sputum, and stools.
Help residents prepare for activities and social programs, and transport them to and from appointments and programs.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transferring residents between beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other locations; use gait belts properly and assist residents with ambulation and mobility.
Measure and document residents’ temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and height.
Answer resident call lights promptly and routinely check assigned residents to ensure personal care needs are met.
Report observed or reported allegations of resident abuse or neglect immediately to the Executive Director, RCC, or Unit Manager.
Report and, when appropriate, document changes in a resident’s condition or behavior to the Charge Nurse.
Prepare residents for meals, serve and remove trays, assist with feeding as required, and distribute water, other fluids, and nourishment.
Assist in the care of dying residents and provide post-mortem care.
Organize and straighten resident rooms daily; place soiled linens in appropriate bags, bins, and trash cans.
Complete required documentation of care and services as provided and give a report to the oncoming shift according to Community policy.
Comply with Community personnel, safety, corporate, and nursing department policies and procedures; maintain resident and family confidentiality and treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect.
Maintain good working relationships with coworkers and other departments and report to work on time and as scheduled.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations.
Perform other duties and responsibilities assigned by an authorized supervisor.