Certified Nursing Assistant

Samaritan Health Services • Watertown, NY

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant position at Samaritan Keep Home, 6th Floor Med Unit, involves providing direct care to residents. This includes assisting with daily living tasks, maintaining a tidy resident room, and accurately documenting observations. The role requires effective teamwork, tact, discretion, and the ability to perform duties under stress and with interruptions. The successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers, write legibly, and understand health-related materials. Samaritan Health System is a comprehensive, not-for-profit health system, recognized as the largest hospital and private employer in the region. The organization is fiscally sound, committed to community health, and offers a stable work environment. It emphasizes a culture of dedicated employees, quality patient care, and ongoing strategic growth. The location in Northern New York provides natural beauty, a low cost of living, and minimal commute times.

Requirements

• Works effectively with others, possess tact, discretion and diplomacy
• Ability to work under stress and complete duties sometimes with numerous interruptions
• Must be able to communicate information to supervisor and co-workers
• Must be able to write legibly and be able to accurately document the type of care given
• Must be familiar with equipment used to move residents, take vital signs and document
• Ability to understand printed health related material
• New York State Department of Health Certification or eligible for certification as a Long Term Care Nursing Assistant
• Graduated from Certified Nursing Assistant Program
• NYS Certified

Nice To Haves

• One year or more experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant preferable
• Computer experience preferred
• BLS certification preferred
• High school level of knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists with tasks to care for our residents
• Maintains a resident’s room with bed making, tidy up, emptying linen bags
• Wash resident’s hands and face
• Assist with nail and hair care
• Passing trays
• Passing fluids
• Entering consumption records
• Assisting with activities
• Assisting ambulatory resident who needs queuing
• Document basic resident observations
• Accurately document the type of care given
• Any other associated duties as assigned

Benefits

• Excellent compensation and benefit program
• Stable jobs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees