CNA Certified Nursing Assistant The Lighthouse at Lincoln

LCB Senior Living • Lincoln, NE

12d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant at The Lighthouse at Lincoln in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The Resident Care Associate provides personal care, therapeutic programming, safety, and emotional support in a way that upholds each resident’s dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. Services are delivered according to each resident’s approved service plan. The role is part-time, with every-other-weekend availability for shifts from 7 a.m.–3 p.m., 3 p.m.–11 p.m., or 11 p.m.–7 a.m. The posting lists an hourly wage range of $22.50–$25.00 in the job details and $22.00–$25.00 based on years of experience in the description. Evening shifts have a $1.00 differential, and overnight shifts have a $2.00 differential.

Associates are expected to promote the residence’s mission and values, engage positively with residents, families, visitors, professionals, coworkers, and the community, and complete required orientation and ongoing training. The position includes assisting residents with medication-related tasks as permitted by state regulations and company policies, activities of daily living, engagement, mobility, laundry, and maintaining orderly living spaces. Associates also monitor and report changes in residents’ needs or health, respond to emergency calls, document services and incidents in the community tracking system, and conduct or facilitate therapeutic and social programming.

Requirements

• Complete a certified nursing assistant course or have equivalent training or experience as required by state regulations.
• Have CPR and First Aid training as mandated by the state of employment.
• Hold current license or certification as required by state regulations and provide documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.
• Be able to communicate fluently in English, orally and in writing.
• Be able to use a computer to document services provided.
• Demonstrate computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or the ability to learn data input.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
• Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission and core values of the residence and LCB Senior Living to residents, visitors, coworkers, and the surrounding community.
• Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members, and professionals in support of community occupancy.
• Complete the community’s and applicable state orientation training before beginning regular duties.
• Assist residents with medications according to state regulations and LCB policies, make required record entries, and notify the nurse as appropriate regarding self-administered medications.
• Engage residents in meaningful interactions and experiences, and provide assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions to support independence with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, and mobility.
• Take initiative in group and individual resident engagement.
• Monitor changes in residents’ needs, preferences, or health status and promptly report and document them to the RN or designee.
• Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs as specified in their service plans.
• Assist residents with going to bed when necessary.
• Help residents keep their units neat, clean, and orderly.
• Respond promptly to emergency calls and attend to residents’ needs.
• Participate in scheduled in-service programs and specialized or state-mandated training as requested or required.
• Escort residents to meals and engagement activities as needed or directed.
• Document scheduled and unscheduled services, incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and refusals of service in the community computer tracking system.
• Conduct and facilitate therapeutic groups and individual interactions that provide cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• Part-time associates working 24–29 hours are offered paid time off and holiday pay.
• Possibility of tuition reimbursement.
• A $1.00 shift differential for 3 p.m.–11 p.m. shifts.
• A $2.00 shift differential for 11 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed