Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Bridgeway Community Health • Salem, OR

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About The Position

Bridgeway Community Health is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide nursing assistant care to clients in a medically managed withdrawal (detox) setting. The role focuses on personal care, mobility, nutrition, elimination, assistive devices, client and environmental safety, and gathering, recording, and reporting client data. The CNA works alongside nursing staff and supports clients with activities of daily living and care-related tasks.

The position also includes safety checks, bed and laundry care, restocking supplies, maintaining cleanliness, helping coordinate meals and provider visits, and supporting admissions and discharges. The CNA charts on all clients receiving medical support, attends staff meetings, contributes to quality-of-service efforts, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Graduation from an OSBN-approved nursing assistant training program.
• Current, unencumbered Oregon CNA 1 certificate before appointment.
• Two years of Certified Nursing Assistant experience, or a satisfactory equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of and skill in current nursing assistant practice.
• Ability to apply nursing assistant knowledge and principles and policies underlying the administration of a nursing assistant service.
• Ability to recognize individuals’ needs and concerns during medical treatments.
• Ability to maintain confidential records and information.
• Ability to accept and abide by supervision.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills.
• Skill in English usage and basic mathematics.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers and the public.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish/English bilingual ability; an additional stipend is available for bilingual employees.

Responsibilities

• Compare the bed whiteboard with the safety checklist, complete hourly safety checks, and report concerning behavior or changes in condition to nursing staff.
• Update client names on the bed whiteboard when clients are admitted or discharged or beds are changed.
• Empty laundry bins, wash, dry, fold, and store laundry, return towels to bathrooms, and place admit clothing at the end of clients’ beds.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living, including eating, bathing or showering, dressing, transferring, toileting, and other personal care.
• Obtain vital signs and assist nursing staff with gathering clients for provider visits and escorting clients as directed.
• Announce mealtimes and record meals to be saved for clients who do not eat brunch, lunch, or dinner; provide the information to kitchen staff.
• Check client beds routinely and disinfect and remake them after discharges, when linens are visibly soiled, or upon client request.
• Help maintain cleanliness and organization, including wiping tables and chairs, sweeping floors, cleaning the laundry room, and emptying designated trash bins into the dumpster.
• Restock drinking water, hygiene packets, shower shoes, and socks, and email the appropriate unit when supplies are running low.
• Answer phones, conduct screenings, and support client admissions and discharges as needed.
• Monitor the nursing station while nursing staff conduct shift reports and email shift notes.
• Assist with client mobility, including transferring, transporting, positioning, turning, and lifting.
• Support client nutrition and hydration, including assistance with eating and drinking.
• Assist with bed pans and urinals and collect specimens.
• Assist clients with assistive devices and personal equipment, including dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, footboards, self-help devices, and devices for transferring, ambulation, and alignment.
• Gather, measure, record, and report client data, including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, oral intake, emesis, liquid stool, pulse oximetry, and pain responses using a facility-approved scale.
• Chart on all clients seen for medical support.
• Attend staff meetings and work as a team member to identify and implement quality-of-service improvements.
• Maintain an organized and clean work environment and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 5% employer match in a 401(k) retirement savings plan, with pre- and post-tax options
• Corporate fitness membership subsidy
• Employer-sponsored life, accidental death, critical illness, and long-term disability coverage
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Internal growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED