CNA - Skilled Rehab/ AM Full-Time

Cantata Adult Life Services•Brookfield, IL

108d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Cantata Adult Life Services, formerly The British Home, is a nonprofit, mission-driven community in Brookfield, Illinois, with a continuum of care on a 10-acre campus. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) serves as a senior member of the nursing assistant team, provides direct resident care, and supports the immediate supervisor with operational tasks. The role is expected to follow facility policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and facility regulations. The CNA provides individualized care that promotes residents’ rights, dignity, freedom of choice, independence, and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Care includes assistance with activities of daily living, transfers, mobility, monitoring, documentation, infection control, communication, and collaboration with residents, families, and the care team. The position also includes supporting restorative care, maintaining a safe and clean environment, completing required training, and assisting with operational tasks as assigned. This is a full-time AM-shift position scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The listed schedule alternates: Week 1—Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday; Week 2—Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Schedules may change based on operational needs, and weekend and holiday work may be scheduled. Base pay plus shift differentials is offered.

Requirements

Current valid Certified Nursing Assistant credentials as required by the Illinois Department of Public Health, or recommendation from an instructor of an in-state approved CNA program.
Minimum of 1–2 years of CNA experience; long-term care experience is preferred.
Ability and willingness to work harmoniously within a team environment.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a diverse group of people.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents/patients, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances require.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to meet the facility’s general health requirements.
Ability to frequently push, pull, or move 20–30 pounds and occasionally lift at least 50 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, walk, and climb stairs as needed for job duties.
Aptitude for detail work.
Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to work weekends and holidays when scheduled based on operational needs.

Nice To Haves

Long-term care CNA experience.
Demonstrated leadership ability or prior Lead CNA experience.

Responsibilities

Support Cantata Adult Life Services’ mission, values, and vision and comply with safety, confidentiality, quality assurance, regulatory, and workplace conduct policies.
Provide individualized resident care according to care plans and promote residents’ rights, dignity, independence, and well-being.
Assist residents with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, and other care needs.
Perform tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including taking vital signs and weights and collecting specimens and intake/output information.
Assist with transfers, repositioning, and ambulation using proper techniques and equipment; support restorative care and resident comfort, privacy, and independence.
Respond promptly and courteously to call lights and interact with residents compassionately.
Protect skin integrity through appropriate incontinence care, turning, repositioning, and moisturizing fragile skin.
Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and report changes, safety risks, abuse, or violations of residents’ rights to appropriate nursing or administrative personnel.
Communicate unit updates, concerns, and priorities to the charge nurse.
Complete accurate and timely documentation of care in the EMR, such as MatrixCare.
Maintain an inventory of residents’ personal belongings, report missing items, and assist with efforts to locate them.
Maintain a safe, neat, and clean environment and report environmental deficiencies or equipment problems.
Follow infection-control and safety procedures, including handwashing, PPE use, and proper disposal of soiled materials; use supplies and linen carefully and follow charge procedures for client charge items.
Communicate effectively and tactfully with residents, families, visitors, peers, and supervisors, including in sensitive situations; collaborate with team members and follow up on care-related concerns.
Promote positive relationships and a professional image with residents, families, and guests; assist with orienting residents and families upon admission or transfer.
Escort residents to appointments, activities, and services as needed, participate in activities as directed, and complete rounds and safe resident transport within the facility.
Complete required in-service training and comply with attendance, uniform, dress code, and personal hygiene standards.
Assist the supervisor with administrative tasks and special projects as assigned.
Maintain current CNA certification and perform other duties as assigned.
Assist with evacuating residents during emergencies when necessary.