CNA/NAR-Certified Nursing Assistant

Ebenezer•Burnsville, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Ebenezer is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA/NAR) to provide hands-on care and support to senior residents at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Burnsville, Minnesota. The center provides transitional care and long-term care. The position is scheduled for 56 hours every two weeks on the evening shift, including every other Saturday and Sunday and holidays. Ebenezer Ridges Care Center is part of a campus offering transitional care, adult day programs, intergenerational child care, long-term care, enhanced care, and assisted living/memory care. The organization describes its mission as helping seniors heal, discover, and educate for longer, healthier, more significant lives.

Requirements

Be active as a Nursing Assistant, Registered (NAR) on the Minnesota Department of Health Nursing Assistant Registry by the start date; alternatively, individuals hired into Ebenezer’s Nursing Assistant Course or Pre-CNA job have four months after hire to become active on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work with a diverse and geriatric population.
Ability to communicate efficiently and with compassion and understanding for residents and coworkers.
Experience working as a home health aide (HHA), personal care assistant (PCA), direct support professional (DSP), nursing assistant (NA), or resident assistant.
Work experience in a customer service setting.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with personal care according to individual care plans, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, toileting, dressing, and showers; respond to call lights.
Check and record vital signs when required by the community patient care model.
Provide AM, PM, and NOC care, including perineal care and catheter care.
Turn, lift, or transfer residents, with or without assistance from other people or mechanical equipment.
Observe residents and clearly and concisely report their status to appropriate staff.
Chart or document care in the electronic medical record system.
Seek to resolve resident and family concerns.
Receive and give reports to appropriate staff at various times during the work shift.
Maintain order and cleanliness in rooms and work areas, report malfunctioning equipment to maintenance, answer phones in a timely manner, and perform other duties as assigned.