Certified Nursing Asst.- Day Shift

StoneBridge Senior Living • Florissant, MO

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About The Position

A Certified Nursing Assistant supports medical staff in caring for residents with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. The position calls for patience, compassion, and a gentle, empathetic approach to caring for older adults. The CNA provides assistance according to residents’ care plans and established policies and procedures, while keeping nursing staff and supervisors informed about residents’ needs and changes in condition.

The scheduled shift is 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. StoneBridge Senior Living describes its communities as welcoming, supportive teams where employees help one another develop skills in senior care. The organization provides care across rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

Requirements

• Be a Certified Nursing Aide in good standing with the certification board, or be a graduate of 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 communicate adequately in writing and orally, including communicating 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 assigned duties.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Help residents lift, turn, move, position, and transfer to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other locations or equipment.
• Coordinate dining-room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup, cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of 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 that specified tasks were performed.
• Document resident progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Inform the nurse and supervisor of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
• Report changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid time off options.
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, and employee assistance program coverage.
• 401(k).
• Flexible scheduling.
• Holiday pay incentives.
• Training and tuition reimbursement.
• Bereavement leave.
• Employee recognition.

What This Job Offers

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