Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Castle Healthcare • Bloomfield, IN

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About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides resident care and support with activities of daily living, while helping ensure residents’ health, welfare, comfort, and safety. The role includes assistance with meals, nourishment, personal hygiene, mobility, and positioning; monitoring and recording vital signs, weight, intake, and output; responding to call lights and requests; and reporting resident observations to the nursing supervisor. The CNA documents care, protects resident privacy and confidential information, follows applicable laws and professional and company standards, and maintains job knowledge and licensure through continuing education. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with the laws of the state of practice.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Nice To Haves

• Long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with serving meals and feeding residents, and provide fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, including bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, shaves, bathroom trips, showers, and baths.
• Assist residents with ambulating, turning, and positioning.
• Check and record vital signs and weight, and record intake and output information.
• Promote resident comfort by using available resources and materials and responding to call lights and requests.
• Report observations about residents to the nursing supervisor.
• Complete forms, reports, logs, and records to document actions.
• Protect residents’ privacy and dignity by maintaining confidentiality and complying with HIPAA guidelines and related laws.
• Follow professional standards, company policies and procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including JCAHO standards when applicable.
• Maintain job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed