CNA 1st shift (7a-3p) full time

Twin Lakes Community - Burlington, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Burlington, NC

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The CNA/caregiver provides medical and physical care to the residents of the household to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level. While this care is provided under the leadership of a professional nurse, the caregiver is the residents closest advocate in the household. The caregiver promotes the residents' psychosocial well-being through meaningful relationship building, and works with the household team to meet other social service needs of the resident and of the household, always providing support, friendship and kindness for each of the household members. The caregiver plans and facilitates social activities for residents of the household which provide meaningful ways to spend time as recreation, exercise, relationship building and fun. The caregiver also supports the household homemaker in maintaining a clean safe household environment and in caring for the residents personal laundry. All caregiver tasks are performed in accordance with current standards, guidelines and regulations and in a safe and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Attends to all resident personal hygiene and personal care needs, including grooming, hygiene, dining and nutritional, mobility, elimination, psychosocial and safety needs.
• Provides restorative therapy under the leadership of therapy professionals and in accordance with the residents functional maintenance plan.
• Observes residents closely, identifying changing needs and conditions at first indication, and reports immediately to nursing.
• Participates actively in the residents plan of care, serving as the residents' closest advocate in directing their care and honoring their preferences.
• Consistently works with all household team members to meet the needs and desires of all household residents.
• Seeks opportunities to meet residents psychosocial needs through both care planned and spontaneous actions.
• Plans and organizes social activities for individual residents, small groups and for the household.
• Maintains equipment, games, and supplies for use in supporting resident and household activity choices.
• Maintains appropriate documentation in support of social service and activity functions in the household.
• Maintains clean spaces in the household, including resident rooms and common areas.
• Maintains supply of all materials to meet resident needs in the household.
• Supports all aspects of the household environment, including pets, plants, children, visitors and guests.
• Coordinates work with the household homemaker to ensure the personal laundry needs of the resident are met.

Requirements

• Graduate of a state approved program for nursing assistants.
• Competency evaluated, tested and registered with the state.
• High school graduate or GED preferred, but not required.
• 2+ years in a Skilled Nursing Facility and dementia experience preferred.