Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center - Certified Nursing Assistant

Trinity Health

16d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists nursing personnel with basic resident care and necessary unit tasks at Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center, which offers long-term care and memory care. The CNA carries out assignments safely, appropriately, and on time, following directions from nursing staff and applicable policies, procedures, and regulations. Care is provided with attention to residents’ dignity, comfort, safety, and individual needs. The role also involves maintaining a calm, warm, and positive environment, protecting resident confidentiality, and documenting resident-related tasks. The position is listed as full time with a day shift, although the posting also says “Hours: All Shifts.”

Requirements

Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with New York State requirements.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a sincere desire to serve others.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
Patience, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm for assisting residents with varying types and levels of need.
Ability to work professionally with staff, residents, family members, and outside agencies or visitors.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent life experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain nursing-care standards and perform selected resident care as directed by an RN or LPN, while preserving resident dignity and following policies, procedures, and regulations.
Follow work assignments and schedules, completing assigned tasks safely, appropriately, and on time.
Help create and maintain a warm, calm environment with personal interest and positive emphasis.
Assist residents with hygiene, including bathing, mouth care, hair care, shaving, nail care, and back care.
Assist residents who can chew and swallow safely with feeding, and use special oral-feeding techniques for residents with special needs or difficulties.
Measure and accurately document intake and output; check and report bowel movements and stool characteristics as instructed; perform routine colostomy care.
Answer resident calls promptly and frequently check residents who cannot call for help.
Weigh residents using upright, chair, and bed scales; measure and record temperatures, pulse, respirations, vital signs, and weights as instructed; report variations to the Charge Nurse.
Maintain safety measures and transfer or weigh residents using appropriate lifts.
Assist residents with bathroom, shower, urinal, bedpan, and commode use.
Keep residents dry and change clothing, gowns, and linens when wet or soiled; change bed linens, make beds, and provide extra covers as requested, keeping linens smooth beneath residents.
Ambulate residents, including those using canes and walkers, as instructed.
Transport residents to and from appointments, activities, and social programs.
Position bedfast residents comfortably and assist with turning, lifting, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform skin assessments and notify the Charge Nurse of abnormalities in skin integrity.
Apply cold packs and warm compresses.
Uphold residents’ Bill of Rights and maintain confidentiality of resident-care information.
Document resident-related tasks in appropriate records.
Assist with postmortem care, resident transfers and discharges, and care of deceased residents’ personal belongings.
Attend and participate in scheduled training, in-services, and educational classes as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.