CNA/NAR- Certified Nursing Assistant

Ebenezer•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Jones-Harrison Senior Living is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA/NAR) to provide hands-on care and support to adult residents in its Transitional Care Unit and long-term care setting at its skilled nursing facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The role is a weekend patient-support position scheduled for 44 hours every two weeks, on the evening shift, every other weekend. Jones-Harrison offers assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and long-term care. The community includes 53 assisted living apartments, 9 memory care apartments, and 120 skilled and long-term care beds. The organization’s mission is to help seniors heal, discover, and educate for longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives.

Requirements

Be active on the Minnesota Department of Health Nursing Assistant Registry as a Nursing Assistant, Registered (NAR) by the start date; alternatively, individuals hired into Ebenezer’s Nursing Assistant Course or Pre-CNA job have four months after hire to become active on the registry.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work with a diverse and geriatric population.
Ability to communicate efficiently with compassion and understanding toward residents and coworkers.
Experience working as a home health aide (HHA), personal care assistant (PCA), direct support professional (DSP), nursing assistant (NA), or resident assistant.
Work experience in a customer service setting.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care according to residents’ individual care plans, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, toileting, dressing, and showers; respond to call lights.
Check and record vital signs when required by the community’s patient care model.
Provide morning, evening, or overnight care, including perineal care and catheter care.
Turn, lift, or transfer residents, with or without assistance from another person or mechanical equipment.
Observe residents and clearly and concisely report their status to appropriate staff.
Chart or document care in the electronic medical record system.
Seek to resolve concerns raised by residents and their families.
Receive and give reports to appropriate staff at various times during the shift.
Maintain order and cleanliness in rooms and work areas, report malfunctioning equipment to the maintenance department, and answer phones promptly.
Perform other duties as assigned.