Certified Nursing Assistant

TLC Management • Indianapolis, IN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Creekside Health and Rehab is seeking Certified Nursing Assistants to provide daily care, support residents’ health needs, and promote their safety and comfort in a skilled nursing home. CNAs work under the supervision and direction of a Staff Nurse and follow written and verbal care assignments. The posting highlights evening and night opportunities and offers free QMA classes and access to an employee community-college education program through Ivy Tech Community College.

The role involves assisting residents with personal care, nutrition, mobility, and comfort; observing and reporting changes or incidents; completing assigned care documentation; maintaining resident privacy; and following facility safety, emergency, sanitation, and infection-control procedures. CNAs may also perform other duties assigned by the Staff Nurse or designee.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, unless working under a student permit.
• Certification by the Indiana State Department of Health as a CNA in good standing. CNAs transferring from another state may work for 120 days while awaiting Indiana certification; graduating CNA students may also work for 120 days while awaiting certification.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of programs such as Excel and Word.
• Thorough understanding of safe and effective nursing-practice principles within the State of Indiana.
• Ability to assist a licensed nurse with procedures within the nurse aide’s scope of practice.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, work independently, and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
• Personal integrity and ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and personnel.
• Ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
• Judgment in prioritizing tasks, duties, and responsibilities according to established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to protect confidential information and comply with Corporate Compliance and HIPAA requirements.
• Patience, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to support residents at their current maturity and physical levels.
• Ability to adhere to a professional code of ethics.
• Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition to appropriate staff members.

Responsibilities

• Receive and follow written and verbal care assignments and provide residents’ daily care.
• Assist residents with bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, skin care, grooming, nail care, and dressing.
• Feed residents; provide bedside water and snacks; and assist with transfers to and from dining areas in accordance with nutritional care plans.
• Check catheters frequently and provide catheter care as assigned by the nurse.
• Assist residents with turning, positioning, exercise, transfers, and ambulation according to facility protocol and as needed.
• Answer call lights and respond to requests for assistance promptly and in accordance with facility policy.
• Maintain resident rooms by making beds or changing linens, cleaning bedside tables, and organizing personal belongings as needed.
• Observe and report unusual changes in residents’ appetite, skin condition, or behavior according to facility policy.
• Offer emotional support and actively listen to residents to help build trust and support independence in daily living.
• Protect residents’ rights, privacy, and confidentiality.
• Report and document resident or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints, and allegations according to facility policy and procedures using the designated occurrence reporting system.
• Complete assigned medical-record documentation, including vital signs, intake and output, weights, meal consumption, and required care records.
• Follow safety requirements and infection-control measures and maintain a clean work environment.
• Use protective devices appropriately and under the direction of the Staff Nurse.
• Follow emergency protocols and facility policies, including those related to crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, tornado preparation, violent residents, and alarms.
• Immediately report witnessed or known abuse to the nurse manager.
• Follow infection-control and universal-precaution procedures.
• Clean equipment according to schedules and return it to the proper area after use.
• Keep nursing-service work areas clean and sanitary.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Staff Nurse or designee.

Benefits

• Free QMA classes.
• Achieve Your Degree Program: an Ivy Tech Community College partnership offering employees the opportunity for a free community college education.
• CNA-to-QMA opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement of $5,000 per year.
• Paid life insurance.
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits.
• Profit-sharing.
• DailyPay program, allowing employees to get paid when they want.
• Monthly celebrations.
• Quarterly education bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED