Long Term Care CNA FT Days

Trinity Health•Centerville, IA

About The Position

MercyOne is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant – Long Term Care to support professional clinical staff by providing direct care to residents of diverse ages. The position provides care to adult and geriatric long-term care residents, helping with activities of daily living while promoting independence. Duties may vary by shift or unit. This is a full-time day-shift position scheduled for 8-hour shifts from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, including every other weekend. The CNA works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years old.
Certified Nurse Aide certification with a minimum of 75 hours of training.
Complete Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three months of hire.
Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification within six weeks of hire.

Responsibilities

Deliver assigned resident care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
Provide direct care to adult and geriatric long-term care residents, supervising and assisting with activities of daily living as needed while promoting independence.
Perform or assist with personal hygiene, bathing, transporting, range-of-motion exercises, dressing and undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
Safely ambulate residents who are able, and report to the charge nurse or supervisor when ambulation becomes difficult or unsafe.
Respond to resident calls and anticipate resident needs.
Promote resident safety and comfort through safe patient handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental and equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
Calculate intake and output, measure vital signs, and make entries in resident health records consistent with job scope and company policy.
Initiate or assist with emergency support measures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and protecting residents from injury.
Perform post-mortem care.
Prepare residents and rooms for admissions and transfers.
Observe and report changes in residents' physical or mental condition, behavior, or status to the nurse.
Collect and label specimens.
Perform other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.