3rd Shift CNA/CMA (6p-6a Tuesday-Thursday)

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN HOME•Washington, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Aide assists nursing personnel in providing professional, quality, nursing care under the direction and supervision of a professional nurse following established policies and procedures. This 3rd shift position is for FULL TIME hours, NO WEEKENDS, as the weekend is currently covered with weekend package staff! It would be 6p-6a.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Completion of State Certified Nurse’s Aide course and passing Iowa approved competency exam.
Positive attitude and willingness to work as a part of a team.
Strong sense of responsibility.
Sincere desire to work with the geriatric population.
Well groomed, courteous, tactful, patient, kind and pleasant when caring for residents and working with other staff.
Dependable and reliable, reliable transportation to work.
Ability to cooperate with other personnel/departments.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in hospital or nursing home desirable.
Ability to anticipate needs and moods of geriatric residents helpful.
Ability to care for Dementia residents is desired.

Responsibilities

Provides great quality resident care and completes assigned duties.
Treats resident information as confidential material.
Charts all required information on the Electronic Health Record.
Orients and teaches new personnel routine operations and duties following checklist.
Reports to work on time, provides advanced notice of need for absence and attempts to find replacement if calling off.
Consistently performs at a high level; manages time and workload effectively to meet responsibilities and duties needed for job role.
Dependable to co-workers assigned on shift with.
Written and oral communications are clear, organized, and effective; listens and comprehends well.
Carries Walkie Talkie and Arial Call Light Phone to communicate with team and for others to communicate with you.
Gives/Receives report for oncoming shift.
Makes thoughtful, well-reasoned decisions; exercises good judgement, resourcefulness and creativity in problem solving.
Always keeps safety as a priority.
Demonstrates initiative; often seeking out additional responsibilities.
Identifies problems and solutions; thrives on new challenges and adjusts to unexpected changes.
Flexible to all hall assignments.
Respectful and kind to all co-workers, supervisors, and families and makes valuable contributions to help group achieve its goals.
Stays clear from engaging with drama.
Respectful to all departments.