SSV-CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant assists with tasks to care for residents in a skilled nursing facility. Duties include maintaining residents’ rooms, assisting with personal care and meals, supporting resident activities and mobility, recording consumption, documenting basic observations and care provided, and using equipment to move residents and take vital signs. The role requires communicating with supervisors and coworkers, working effectively with others, and completing duties under stress and with interruptions. May need to work beyond scheduled hours when necessary; other associated duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- New York State Department of Health certification or eligibility for certification as a Long Term Care Nursing Assistant.
- Graduation from a Certified Nursing Assistant program.
- Ability to work effectively with others and demonstrate tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
- Ability to work under stress and complete duties with numerous interruptions.
- Ability to communicate information to supervisors and coworkers.
- Ability to document basic resident observations, write legibly, and accurately document care provided.
- Ability to understand printed health-related material.
- Familiarity with equipment used to move residents, take vital signs, and document them.
Nice To Haves
- One year or more of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- Computer experience.
- BLS certification.
- High school-level knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Assist with tasks to care for residents.
- Maintain residents’ rooms by making beds, tidying up, and emptying linen bags.
- Wash residents’ hands and faces and assist with nail and hair care.
- Pass trays and fluids and enter consumption records.
- Assist residents with activities and assist ambulatory residents who need cueing.
- Document basic resident observations and accurately record the type of care given.
- Use equipment to move residents and take vital signs, and document the results.
- Communicate information to supervisors and coworkers.
- Perform other associated duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
