Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Long Term Care | PRN

Avera•Creighton, NE

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct, personal care and services to residents in a skilled nursing facility. The role supports residents’ physical, academic, social, and spiritual needs to maintain and improve their highest level of independent function. The position is PRN, filling in as needed, with a requirement to work eight shifts every three months; two of those shifts must be on weekends, and one holiday shift is required per year. The work shift rotates across days, evenings, nights, and weekends. The CNA assists residents with activities of daily living and performs routine and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff. Duties include providing personal care, taking and documenting vital signs and weights, assisting with specified medical care activities, reporting changes in resident condition, maintaining supplies and a clean and safe work environment, and supporting residents and their families. The role follows resident-rights, confidentiality, safety, emergency-response, and infection-control policies.

Requirements

Hold or obtain Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) licensure through the licensing board in the state of practice within 120 days.
Be able to work the specified hours and perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.
Have visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Maintain confidentiality and work effectively in a team environment.
Meet the PRN scheduling requirement: eight shifts every three months, including two weekend shifts, and one holiday shift per year.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Less than one year of related experience or training.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, shaving, oral hygiene, toileting, transfers, repositioning, feeding, and ambulation.
Perform routine and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff, such as making beds, serving and collecting food trays, answering call lights, orienting or reorienting residents, and transporting residents upon admission or dismissal.
Measure blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, and weight, and document concise, factual information on appropriate forms.
Perform or assist with medical care activities according to established policies and procedures, including restorative exercises and collecting specimens as directed by nursing staff.
Assess and document completed care, and promptly communicate resident status changes, pain-management concerns, and other important information to nursing staff.
Restock supplies and maintain the unit work environment, including cleaning procedures.
Provide emotional, educational, and spiritual support to residents’ families.
Protect resident rights, confidentiality, and privacy, and report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of property.
Follow fire, tornado, evacuation, disaster-plan, universal-precaution, infection-control, and hazardous-chemical communication procedures.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents, families, and staff.
Coordinate workflow with team members and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.