Brazos-CNA

James L. West Center for Dementia Care • Fort Worth, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The James L. West Center for Dementia Care is a nonprofit, single-site facility specializing in dementia care, with 100 beds across five living areas. The facility emphasizes high staffing ratios and collaborative employee teams. Certified Nursing Assistants provide care to residents with dementia and other needs, working with residents, coworkers, families, visitors, and support agencies. Full-time openings are available on day and night shifts, with 12-hour shifts and a two-week rotating schedule that allows every other weekend off. The facility also describes a free CNA training program that pays students an hourly wage; graduates may move into PRN or full-time positions.

The role requires a current Certified Nursing Assistant license in accordance with state law, a minimum 12th-grade education, and the ability to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs. The CNA must communicate residents’ conditions, work harmoniously as part of a team, exercise sound judgment when needed, and handle challenging interactions with patience and tact. Physical duties include moving throughout the workday, lifting and carrying at least 50 pounds, and assisting with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Requirements

• Possess at least a 12th-grade education.
• Be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs.
• Be a supportive team member and contribute to teamwork.
• Be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
• Deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies or personnel, and the general public.
• Work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Show patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Be willing to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into nursing practices.
• Not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
• Be knowledgeable about computers and other office machines.
• Move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• See and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
• Function independently and demonstrate flexibility and personal integrity.
• Work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Meet facility general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
• Relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
• Lift at least 50 pounds to chest height and push, pull, move, and/or carry that weight at least 50 feet.

Responsibilities

• Provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of residents.
• Relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Work cooperatively with other personnel and contribute to the team.
• Assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Move, push, pull, lift, and/or carry objects weighing at least 50 pounds, including chest-high lifting and moving the weight at least 50 feet.

Benefits

• The facility states that it offers a wide variety of benefits for employees to choose from.
• The facility reports that approximately 65–70% of revenue is spent on employee wages and benefits.
• A two-week rotating schedule provides every other weekend off.

What This Job Offers

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