CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Essentia Health • Fosston, MN

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About The Position

Seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to serve at Essentia Living Center, Essentia Health's long-term care facility in Fosston, Minnesota. This CNA works every other Saturday and Sunday. The role is responsible for providing direct care to skilled nursing facility residents and for serving the needs of residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort, within the scope of the nursing assistant role. This includes providing personal hygiene care, assisting with nutritional needs, recognizing and dealing with the problems of the aging process, promptly reporting changes in resident condition to the shift nurse, and maintaining a safe, clean, attractive, and neat environment for the residents. The position requires awareness of and prevention of the abuse of vulnerable adults, and maintaining awareness of safety issues and striving to accomplish all responsibilities in a safe manner, identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiating corrective actions.

Requirements

• Verifiable completion of a recognized nurse aide training program
• Current registration on applicable state nursing assistant registry or obtains within 4 months of hire/transfer date

Responsibilities

• Provides personal hygiene care
• Assists with providing for nutritional needs
• Recognizes and deals with the problems of the aging process
• Recognizes and promptly report changes in resident condition to shift nurse
• Maintains a safe, clean, attractive, and neat environment for the residents
• Must be aware of and prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults in the care of the Essentia Health skilled nursing facility
• Maintains awareness of safety issues and strives to accomplish all responsibilities in a safe manner
• Identifies safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective actions

Benefits

• Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
• Dental and Vision insurances
• Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
• Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
• Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave after one year (24+ hours weekly required)
• Adoption assistance after one year (24+ hours weekly required)
• Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)
• Take Charge (employee wellness program)
• Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
• Employee discount program
• 401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)
• 401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees