Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA

Ohio Living•Westminster, CO

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides residents and patients with high-quality routine daily nursing care in accordance with company standards and applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. The role supports residents’ and patients’ personal care, safety, comfort, rehabilitation, and overall well-being while contributing to a warm and calm environment. The CNA also maintains safe and sanitary spaces, records care and observations in the electronic medical record, and promptly reports changes in condition and concerns to the Charge Nurse. Full-time and part-time openings are available on day and night shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification in good standing on the Ohio Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for up to eight hours per day.
Ability to lift, transfer, push, or pull residents, patients, equipment, or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Provide daily resident and patient care according to nursing procedures and instructions from the Charge Nurse.
Maintain each resident’s or patient’s Plan of Care.
Assist with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, comfort and safety, ambulation, lifting, skin care, nutrition, and hydration.
Assist with care of dying residents and provide post-mortem care.
Observe and report pressure areas and skin breakdown.
Assist with nursing treatments and daily rehabilitative or restorative procedures as required.
Create and maintain a warm, personally attentive, and calm environment throughout the unit.
Answer resident calls promptly.
Check rooms for medications and unauthorized food items and report findings to the Charge Nurse.
Keep resident and patient rooms, work areas, and equipment clean, sanitary, and safe; follow infection-control and standard-precaution procedures; and immediately report hazardous conditions to the Charge Nurse.
Attend care conferences as directed by the Charge Nurse, as well as scheduled or directed employee and departmental meetings and in-service training.
Share observations and insights that may improve departmental quality and efficiency.
Measure and record information such as ADL coding, intake and output, temperatures, and weight in the electronic medical record or as directed by the Charge Nurse.
Report changes in a resident’s or patient’s condition to the Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
Report concerns and complaints raised by residents, patients, or family members.
Perform other duties as assigned.