CNA

Kisco Senior Living • Louisville, CO

2d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Balfour Senior Living at Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville, Colorado is seeking a talented, team-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant. The CNA helps meet residents’ activities-of-daily-living needs and delivers quality care that encourages independence and supports each resident’s physical, social, cultural, and intellectual well-being. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Pay is $23–$25 per hour, plus a $1.50 evening differential after 6:30 p.m.

The role includes nursing assistant tasks, accurate daily documentation, personal care, assistance with nutrition and hydration, monitoring and reporting residents’ conditions, and maintaining residents’ safety, privacy, and dignity. The CNA follows infection-control requirements and attends required in-service education. Employment offers are contingent on completing the pre-employment process, including a drug screen, TB test, background check, and physical exam, all paid for by the employer.

Requirements

• State certification and graduation from a state-approved nursing assistant training program.
• Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate openly, honestly, and responsibly with others.
• Ability to maintain a customer focus and treat all customers with respect and integrity.
• Ability to read thermometers, charts, and testing equipment.
• Ability to read, speak, and understand English.
• Demonstrated time management and ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays as needed.
• Must meet state training requirements and/or certifications.
• Basic competency using multiple forms of technology, including Microsoft Office applications, internet-based applications, and custom applications.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Balfour Service and Operational Values in every encounter.
• Perform nursing assistant duties such as intake and output, measuring height and weight, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, catheter care, and range-of-motion exercises.
• Accurately document residents’ information daily on appropriate forms, including intake and output forms when ordered, vital-sign sheets, and bowel-movement records.
• Provide residents’ personal care, including bathing, showering, shampooing, oral hygiene, skin, hair, and nail care, dressing, shaving, toileting, transferring, turning and positioning, ambulating, and transporting.
• Recognize changes in residents’ behavior and condition and care for their environment.
• Assist residents with nutritional needs, including serving and feeding, meeting fluid requirements, and offering substitutions when appropriate.
• Monitor food and fluid intake and offer or provide snacks and fluids between meals.
• Care for dying residents and provide postmortem care.
• Follow strict infection-control guidelines, including handwashing and universal precautions.
• Report infection exposures in accordance with OSHA and Balfour guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Perform duties safely and efficiently, including keeping call lights within residents’ reach and applying physician-ordered restraints or devices when required.
• Observe and immediately report changes in residents’ conditions to the care manager, and exchange resident information with the care manager on an ongoing basis.
• Respond consistently to residents’ needs and call lights, acknowledge residents’ and families’ concerns, and initiate action.
• Protect residents’ privacy and confidentiality and uphold their right to make personal choices.
• Attend in-service education programs required by Balfour and state and federal guidelines.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• A free meal per shift
• Healthcare benefits, including vision and dental, for full-time associates
• 401(k) matching for full-time associates
• Paid time off
• Rewards and bonus opportunities
• Continuous training and growth opportunities
• Pre-employment drug screen, TB test, background check, and physical exam paid for by the employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed