Certified Nursing Asst- Night Shift

StoneBridge Senior Living • Florissant, MO

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About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant supports medical staff in providing care to residents with a range of injuries, illnesses, and disabilities. The role calls for patience, compassion, and a gentle, empathetic approach to caring for older adults. The CNA provides supportive services to nurses and other staff and assists residents with activities of daily living in accordance with their care plans and facility policies and procedures. The shift runs from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

StoneBridge Senior Living describes its communities as welcoming, supportive environments where employees help one another develop their senior-care skills and provide high-quality care. The organization 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 communicate adequately in writing and orally, and effectively in an interdisciplinary care setting with residents, families, and staff.

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 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 transportation 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, assists residents as needed to ensure intake, and 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 with toileting-program activities.
• Completes daily flow sheets to indicate that specified tasks were performed.
• Documents each resident’s progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Keeps the nurse and supervisor informed of factors that prevent assigned work from being performed, 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
• Medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, and critical illness health benefits
• 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