Certified Nursing Asst.- Day Shift

Stonebridge Pocahontas • Pocahontas, AR

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About The Position

A Certified Nursing Assistant supports medical staff in caring for residents with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. The role calls for patience, compassion, and a gentle, empathetic approach to caring for elderly residents. The CNA helps residents with daily living and mobility needs, supports dining and toileting programs, documents care and resident progress, and reports changes in residents’ conditions to nursing staff and supervisors. The stated hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with work every other weekend.

Requirements

• Be a Certified Nursing Aide in good standing with the certification board, or graduate from a state-approved nursing assistant training program and pass a state-approved written and skills competency examination within 120 days of employment.
• Be able to express oneself adequately in written and oral communication and communicate 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

• Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff, and perform duties as assigned.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Coordinate dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup and cleanup, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documenting meal intake.
• Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
• Assist with weighing residents according to facility policy, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
• Help track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
• Assist nursing staff with toileting program activities.
• Complete daily flow sheets indicating specified tasks were performed and document resident progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Keep the nurse and supervisor informed about factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, and 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed