Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Midwest Health•Del City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct and indirect resident care under the direction of a licensed nurse. The role supports residents with personal care, mobility, meals, activities, and other daily needs, while observing and reporting changes in residents’ conditions. The CNA must follow Community and nursing department policies and procedures, protect resident confidentiality, and treat residents, families, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect. Other duties may be assigned by an authorized supervisor. The position requires a valid CNA certification in good standing with the State, basic computer skills, and the ability to communicate in English. The employee must attend work regularly and be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary. Physical duties include assisting residents with transfers and mobility, lifting and carrying items, and performing a range of movements such as bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing. The role may require assisting with resident evacuation during emergencies and meeting health requirements set by State regulations and Company policy.

Requirements

Valid CNA certification in good standing with the State.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Regular worksite attendance.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to meet general health requirements under State regulations and Company policy, which may include medical and physical examinations.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
Physical ability to lift up to 10 pounds and 11–25 pounds constantly, and 26–50 pounds and over 50 pounds frequently.
Physical ability to carry up to 10 pounds constantly, 11–25 pounds occasionally, and 26–50 pounds and over 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to reach above shoulder height frequently and at and below shoulder height constantly; push/pull constantly; grasp and handle constantly; and torque and finger occasionally.
Ability to twist, bend, crawl, squat, kneel, crouch, climb, and balance.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance from another employee when assisting residents or lifting/carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, successfully complete the requirements in the Company’s Motor Vehicles policy.

Responsibilities

Follow the Community’s personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures, as well as nursing department policies and procedures.
Immediately report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse or neglect to the Executive Director, RCC, or Unit Manager.
Maintain confidentiality and respectful working relationships with residents, families, visitors, coworkers, and other departments.
Assist with resident admissions and discharges.
Provide or assist with oral care, bathing, ear, eye, facial, hair, and nail care, and bowel and bladder functions.
Keep residents dry; change soiled or wet clothing and linens; make beds; and organize and straighten resident rooms.
Collect specimens, including urine, sputum, and stool.
Prepare residents for activities and social programs and transport them to and from appointments and programs.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents, and support resident ambulation and mobility using gait belts properly.
Measure and document resident temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and height.
Answer resident call lights promptly and routinely check assigned residents to ensure personal care needs are met.
Report and, when appropriate, document changes in residents’ conditions or behavior to the Charge Nurse.
Prepare residents for meals, serve and remove trays, assist with feeding as needed, and distribute drinking water, fluids, and nourishment.
Assist in the care of dying residents and provide post-mortem care.
Bag soiled linens in appropriate bags, linen bins, and trash cans.
Complete required documentation of care and services and give shift report according to Community policy.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations.
Use a transfer or gait belt, or obtain another employee’s assistance, when helping residents or lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.