Certified Nursing Assistant

Primrose Retirement Communities • Decatur, IL

3h

About The Position

Primrose Retirement Communities is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant to be responsible for providing basic care to residents and assisting them in daily living activities. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) must possess excellent people skills and the ability to be compassionate and enjoy helping others. The CNA provides care to residents which may include personal hygiene, dressing, housekeeping, laundry, social-recreational activities, meal services and other duties and services as assigned within the community. The CNA collaborates and assists in supporting the entire nursing department, other departments, medical professionals, consultants, residents and families in an efficient and economic manner to enable each resident to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being.

Requirements

• Current certification as a Nursing Assistant or State Trained Nursing Assistant dependent upon state regulations
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certification per state regulations
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team
• Able to work weekends and holidays on a rotating basis

Nice To Haves

• Experience in long-term care or assisted living environment is preferred
• Knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease, other dementias and related memory impairments is preferred

Responsibilities

• providing basic care to residents
• assisting residents in daily living activities
• providing personal hygiene
• dressing
• housekeeping
• laundry
• social-recreational activities
• meal services
• collaborating and assisting in supporting the entire nursing department, other departments, medical professionals, consultants, residents and families

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees