Certified Nursing Assistant - Setauket

YAI • Town of Brookhaven, NY

19d • Onsite

About The Position

YAI is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant for its Setauket IRA program in East Setauket. The role supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, learn, work, and participate in their communities. The position ensures the health, wellness, and safety of the people supported, maintains a clean and therapeutic environment, and implements individualized, person-centered plans. Duties include personal care, daily living support, medication administration, skill development, advocacy, meal preparation, transportation, and assistance with purchases and personal funds.

With appropriate training and under the supervision of an RN and/or LPN, the CNA also supports individuals with complex medical needs. This may include transfers and lifts, monitoring and documenting intake and output and vital signs, catheter and ostomy care, enteral nutrition, wound care, and coordinating medical appointments. The role also involves observing and documenting behavior and changes in health, maintaining records and electronic health record data, completing required paperwork and training, and following applicable policies, regulations, and HIPAA requirements.

Requirements

• Current, active Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in New York State.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to document services provided for billing and tracking.
• Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling, reaching, and handling or feeling objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to assist with lifting or moving individuals of any weight, with or without mechanical lifts, other equipment, or assistance from other staff, and to push individuals in wheelchairs.
• Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds on occasion and to implement emergency interventions in accordance with an individual's Behavior Support Plan when needed.
• Ability and willingness to assist with medical interventions and supports, including regular exposure to and handling of bodily fluids.
• Must hold or obtain and maintain SCIP-R, AMAP, MIPS, CPR, and First Aid certifications within one year of appointment.
• Must hold or obtain and maintain other certifications required by program assignment and the needs of people supported, such as Diabetes Care, Tube Feeding, Catheterization, or Colostomy.

Responsibilities

• Supervise people supported, promote their health, wellness, and safety, and manage crisis situations in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized therapeutic environment.
• Implement individualized, person-centered plans and provide personal care and activities of daily living support, including bathing, dressing, toileting, laundry, and housekeeping.
• Ensure medications are administered as prescribed and in accordance with applicable guidelines.
• Teach and develop skills; support advocacy, communication, self-expression, ethical decision-making, and dispute resolution.
• Plan and prepare or supervise balanced meals and snacks in accordance with individual dietary restrictions and guidelines.
• Transport and escort individuals to recreational activities, medical appointments, and home visits.
• Assist individuals with purchases and safeguard personal allowance and other funds.
• Under RN and/or LPN supervision and with appropriate training, assist with transfers, turns, and lifts using safe handling procedures and prescribed equipment.
• Gather and stock medical supplies; measure and document food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output; report changes to medical providers or nursing staff.
• Check vital signs, coordinate and follow up on appointments, perform catheter care, assist with ostomy care, provide enteral nutrition, and care for wounds according to medical orders.
• Clean rooms and linens and handle or dispose of sharps, bodily waste, and fluids in accordance with OSHA guidelines and the Exposure Control Plan.
• Collect, record, and summarize data on observable behavior, and report behavioral or other health changes to clinical and leadership teams.
• Complete and maintain required training, certifications, communication logs, progress notes, service records, electronic health record data, and other required documentation accurately and on time.
• Use foundational and progressive teaching skills, including EMOE, task analysis, essential skills, supports, and modifications.
• Perform additional DSP 1 duties as required, demonstrate OPWDD Core Competencies, comply with applicable regulatory requirements including HIPAA, and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• DailyPay available.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Medical and dental insurance, with family and more extensive medical plan options, and vision coverage for full-time positions.
• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time, depending on employment type.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more.

What This Job Offers

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