Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - 2nd Shift

Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Join the Rolling Meadows Family & Make a Difference! A 2025 Workplace Excellence Award Recipient! If you’re a compassionate caregiver looking to join a team where you are valued, supported, and truly make an impact, Rolling Meadows Health & Rehabilitation Center is the place for you. Rolling Meadows is known for personalized, resident‑focused care, a warm homelike environment, and a culture where staff and residents are treated like family. Rolling Meadows has earned a strong reputation for its caring staff, clean and welcoming campus, and commitment to offering uplifting, meaningful engagement for residents every day. At Rolling Meadows, caregivers are seen, heard, and appreciated. The community is rooted in TLC Management’s values of trust, integrity, dignity, and excellence—creating a truly family‑like work culture. Rolling Meadows offers three distinct care neighborhoods—Skilled Nursing, Memory Care, and Rehabilitation—providing CNAs with diverse experiences and opportunities for professional growth. Staff are frequently praised for their compassion, teamwork, and dedication to resident‑first care, with many families calling out the warmth and kindness of the CNA team. As a Certified Nursing Assistant at Rolling Meadows, you will support residents with daily living needs while promoting dignity, independence, and comfort. You will work as part of a compassionate care team committed to restoring each resident to their highest functional abilities. You will build meaningful relationships with residents and families in an environment that truly feels like home. You will contribute to a positive, active community with engaging activities, friendly staff, and strong teamwork.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED, unless working under a student permit.
Be certified by the State Department of Health (ISDH) as a C.N.A. in good standing. CNAs transferring from another state may work for 120 days while awaiting their State certification. Graduating CNA students, not yet certified, may also work for 120 days while awaiting their State certification.
Have basic computer skills along with knowledge of such programs as Excel, Word, etc.
Have a thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices within the State of employment.
Assisting licensed nurse with procedures within the scope of practice for nurse aide.
The ability to follow written and verbal instructions, function independently and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel.
The ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
Requires judgment in prioritizing the performance of tasks, duties and responsibilities in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.
The ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Corporate Compliance and HIPPA.
Patience, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm and a willingness to handle residents based on whatever maturity and physical level in which they are currently functioning.
The ability to adhere to professional code of ethics.
The ability to relate information concerning a resident’s condition to the appropriate staff members.

Responsibilities

Support residents with daily living needs while promoting dignity, independence, and comfort.
Work as part of a compassionate care team committed to restoring each resident to their highest functional abilities.
Build meaningful relationships with residents and families in an environment that truly feels like home.
Contribute to a positive, active community with engaging activities, friendly staff, and strong teamwork.
Receiving and following written/verbal care assignments and providing for the daily care of residents.
Assisting residents with their bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, skin care, grooming, nail care and dressing needs.
Feeding residents, providing bedside water, providing snacks, and transferring residents to and from dining areas as needed and in compliance with nutritional plan of care.
Checking catheters frequently and providing catheter care as assigned by nurse.
Assisting residents, including bedfast and comatose residents, in turning, positioning, exercising, transferring and ambulation as needed per facility protocol.
Answering resident call lights and responding to resident’s request for assistance in a timely manner in accordance to facility policy.
Maintaining resident rooms by making bed or changing bed linens, cleaning bedside table and organizing personal belongings, as needed.
Observing and reporting any signs of change in the resident’s appetite, skin condition , or behaviors that are out of the ordinary and according to facility policy.
Offering emotional support and actively listening to residents which will help them develop trust and achieve independence in daily living.
Maintaining the confidentiality of all residents and their care to ensure resident rights and privacy are protected at all times.
Reporting and documenting resident and/or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints or allegations according to the facility’s policy and procedure using the designated occurrence reporting system.
Taking and monitoring vital signs, intake and outputs, weights, and meal consumptions as assigned by staff nurse.
Complying with documentation requirements for functional maintenance plans, 24 hour reports, CNA flow sheets, monthly intake logs, BM flow records, behavior management records, toileting plans, shower lists, skin care audits, cleaning schedules, protective device usage and other records as assigned.
Using protective devices (side rails, Geri chairs and poseys) appropriately and under the direction of the staff nurse.
Abiding by all emergency protocols for crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, tornado preparation, violent residents, Wander guard alarms, door alarms, and other facility policies as assigned.
Reporting any forms of abuse witnessed or aware of to the nurse manager immediately.
Following infection control and universal precautions procedures.
Following periodic cleaning schedules for equipment and returning equipment to proper area after use.
Ensuring the nursing service work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
Performing other duties as assigned by staff nurse or designee.