Cna/Qma

Indiana Fitness Works•Columbus, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The CNA/QMA provides direct resident care at The Belmont Health and Rehabilitation, following each resident’s care plan and the direction of supervisors and nursing staff. The role includes assistance with activities of daily living, mobility, hygiene, meals, comfort, and safety; observing and documenting care and changes in residents’ conditions; and promptly reporting concerns to the Charge Nurse or supervisor. The CNA/QMA must protect residents’ dignity, privacy, and confidential information, follow infection-control and regulatory requirements, and seek assistance when unsure about an assignment or procedure. The position requires working one of the listed shifts—6 a.m.–2 p.m., 2 p.m.–10 p.m., or 10 p.m.–6 a.m.—and every other weekend. Holiday pay and overtime are available. Pay is $17.50–$29 per hour, determined by license type, experience, and shift.

Requirements

Be a Certified Nursing Assistant or enrolled in a state-recognized and approved CNA training program.
Be active on the State registry with no findings.
If certified in a state other than Indiana, be an applicant to take the applicable State Nursing Assistant certification exam.
Possess a current health certificate or examination required by state agencies.
Be able to read and write in English, follow written instructions, and document care provided.
Be able to communicate orally and in writing with residents, families, personnel, and support agencies.
Demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with residents, families, representatives, visitors, and employees.
Have good emotional health and the ability to remain calm under stress.
Be able to follow instructions, complete records under supervision, work under supervision, and cooperate with other staff.
Be willing to perform simple repetitive tasks and work with awareness that errors may have serious consequences for residents.
Be able to stand for extended periods, move throughout most of the workday, and perform repetitive lifting and movement of residents.
Be able to bend, lift, walk, grasp, coordinate fine hand movements, distinguish smells, tastes, temperatures, and colors, and hear and respond to pages.
Work every other weekend.

Responsibilities

Observe residents and report changes in health status or unusual physical or behavioral conditions promptly to the Charge Nurse or supervisor.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, skin care, shaving, hair care, nail care, and toileting, according to instructions and care plans.
Assist residents with transfers, ambulation, positioning, and range-of-motion exercises, using good body mechanics and prescribed devices or techniques.
Change the positions of bedfast residents at least every two hours, as instructed.
Document care provided, observations, meal intake, and intake and output accurately as instructed.
Report to the supervisor at the beginning and end of each tour of duty, and contact the Charge Nurse regarding absences, breaks, schedule or work-station changes, early departure, and job-related problems.
Attend required in-service education programs and provide proof of annual Nurse Aide Registry renewal.
Keep residents’ rooms clean and orderly, make beds, clean and store equipment and personal care items, and clean spills promptly using caution signs when indicated.
Follow infection-control procedures, including washing hands before and after direct resident care.
Ensure fresh ice is available unless otherwise instructed; assist residents to eating areas, serve trays, feed or assist residents as directed, pass assigned snacks and nourishments, and provide post-meal grooming and dining-area cleanup.
Report changes in appetite and refusals of snacks or nourishments; monitor diabetic residents’ meal consumption and notify the nurse of decreased consumption.
Respond promptly and courteously to every call light and alarm; report malfunctioning call lights and other equipment immediately.
Obtain resident weights and heights as scheduled and properly apply, release, and document restraints as instructed.
Position residents’ tubing and collection bags as instructed and assist residents with their clothing and personal property.
Treat residents with dignity, kindness, and respect, and maintain their privacy and confidentiality.
Implement assigned resident care plans, complete assigned care and other duties within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice, and seek supervisory help when unsure.