Certified Nursing Asst.- Day Shift

StoneBridge Senior Living • Pocahontas, AR

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About The Position

A Certified Nursing Assistant supports medical staff in caring for residents with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. The role calls for patience, compassion, and a gentle, empathetic approach to caring for elderly residents. The position is full-time, with hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and work every other weekend.

StoneBridge Senior Living describes its communities as close, welcoming groups in which employees support one another and develop skills for senior-care careers. Associates are encouraged to grow and help provide high-quality care to residents. The company offers benefits, paid time off options, and employee recognition, subject to eligibility.

The community provides Rehabilitation, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing Care.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Nursing Aide in good standing with the certification board, or a graduate of a state-approved nursing assistant training program who has passed a state-approved written and skills competency examination within 120 days of employment.
• Must be able to communicate adequately in writing and orally, and communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary care setting with residents, families, and staff members.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate or GED.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Provides supportive services to nurses and other staff as needed and performs assigned duties.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living, or performs those activities for them, in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Assists residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Coordinates dining-room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
• Delivers nutritional supplements at assigned times and assists residents as needed to ensure intake; documents intake.
• Assists with weighing residents according to facility policy, records weights in designated locations, and reports weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
• Assists with tracking residents’ skin condition and reports pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
• Assists nursing staff in carrying out toileting-program activities.
• Completes daily flow sheets to indicate that specified tasks were done.
• Documents each resident’s progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Informs the nurse and supervisor of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
• Reports changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid time off options
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, and an employee assistance program
• 401(k)
• Flexible scheduling
• Holiday pay incentives
• Training and tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Employee recognition

What This Job Offers

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