CNA / PCA - The Terraces

IMMANUEL LIVING•Kalispell, MT

2d•$19 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The CNA / PCA’s primary purpose is to perform or oversee residents’ personal care, including dining services, or assist residents in performing personal care, in accordance with facility policies and procedures. The position is based at Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill in Kalispell, Montana, and is available as full-time, part-time, or PRN, with day or night 12-hour shifts and weekend work. The role involves providing resident care according to care plans, assignment sheets, worksheets, and nurses’ instructions; maintaining tidy resident rooms and department areas; assisting residents with meals, meetings, and activities; documenting care; reporting changes in resident condition; and communicating with residents, coworkers, supervisors, and incoming shifts. Employees must maintain confidentiality and follow facility and department policies and applicable state and federal guidelines. Immanuel Living is a not-for-profit Life Plan Community serving older adults in independent living, assisted living and memory support, post-acute rehabilitation, and long-term care. The community is located in Kalispell, Montana, and includes dining rooms, a fitness center, an art studio, and other amenities. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and describes its environment as faith-based.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work under time or deadline pressures.
Must have a current Montana CNA certification in good standing to work as a CNA in Montana; or have current CNA certification in another state and be in the process of acquiring Montana certification within 30 days of transferring; or have successfully completed CNA certification training and be waiting for a certification letter from the Montana Licensure Bureau.
Must be able to meet the described physical demands, including frequent standing and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling within the stated limits.
Must have the specified vision abilities: close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from high school or a GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform or oversee resident personal care, including dining services, or assist residents in performing personal care.
Provide resident care safely and accurately according to care plans, assignment sheets, worksheets, and nurses’ instructions.
Answer call lights in a timely manner.
Keep resident rooms, department rooms, and equipment storage areas neat and orderly.
Assist residents with getting to and from meals, meetings, and activities as needed.
Record resident care accurately on the Resident Assignment Sheet.
Promptly inform the Assisted Living Nurse Coordinator or Medication Nurse of improvement or decline in a resident’s condition.
Give a report to the incoming shift at the end of the assigned shift.
Answer the department telephone.
Communicate with supervisors and participate in training or meetings that support departmental communication.
Communicate with others in a considerate manner.
Maintain confidentiality of residents, residents’ family members, and coworkers.
Follow facility and department policies and procedures and applicable state and federal guidelines.