Long Term Care CNA PRN

Trinity Health•MMCIA - MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Central IA, IA

About The Position

MercyOne is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant – Long Term Care to support professional clinical staff by providing direct care to residents of diverse ages. The CNA provides care to adult and geriatric long-term care residents, with duties that may vary by shift or unit. The position is PRN, with shifts and hours that may vary, and includes rotating shifts and scheduled weekends and holidays, including participation in the holiday rotation. MercyOne Centerville Medical Center is a 25-bed critical-access hospital offering emergency and trauma stabilization, acute and skilled care, and a range of specialty and community health services. Colleagues are offered competitive compensation, a full benefits package, and opportunities for growth throughout the health system.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years old.
Certified Nurse Aide certification with a minimum of 75 hours of training.
Complete Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three months of hire.
Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification within six weeks of hire.

Responsibilities

Deliver assigned resident care and treatment as delegated by an RN or LPN.
Provide direct care to adult and geriatric long-term care residents, supervising and assisting with activities of daily living as needed while promoting independence.
Perform or assist with personal hygiene, bathing, transportation, range-of-motion exercises, dressing and undressing, feeding, changing bandages, elimination needs, and emptying drainage devices.
Safely ambulate residents who are able and report when ambulation becomes difficult or unsafe to the charge nurse or supervisor.
Respond to resident calls and anticipate resident needs.
Promote resident safety and comfort through safe patient-handling techniques, regular rounding, environmental and equipment maintenance, and other appropriate safety measures.
Calculate intake and output, measure vital signs, and make entries in resident health records within the scope of job duties and company policy.
Initiate or assist with emergency support measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation or protecting residents from injury.
Perform post-mortem care.
Prepare residents and rooms for admissions and transfers.
Observe and report changes in residents’ physical or mental condition, behavior, or status to the nurse.
Collect and label specimens.
Perform other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.