CNA (Overnight)

Kisco Senior Living•Louisville, CO

20h•$23 - $25

About The Position

Balfour Senior Living at Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville, Colorado, is seeking a team-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). The CNA supports residents’ activities of daily living and delivers quality care that encourages independence and promotes residents’ physical, social, cultural, and intellectual well-being. The schedule is part-time, working overnight on Sundays and Mondays. Pay is $23–$25 per hour, with an additional $1.50 evening differential after 6:30 p.m. The role involves nursing assistant duties, documentation, personal care, monitoring and reporting residents’ conditions, assisting with nutrition and hydration, maintaining infection control and safety practices, and responding to residents’ needs. The CNA also attends required in-service education programs and follows Balfour, state, and federal guidelines. Employment offers are contingent on completing the pre-employment process, including a drug screen, TB test, background check, and physical exam; these are paid for by the employer. Kisco Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

State certification and graduation from a state-approved nursing assistant training program.
Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA).
Meet state training requirements and/or certifications.
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 customers with respect and integrity.
Ability to read thermometers, charts, and testing equipment.
Ability to read, speak, and understand English.
Demonstrated time-management skills and ability to prioritize competing demands.
Basic competency using multiple forms of technology, including Microsoft Office applications, internet-based applications, and custom applications.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays as needed.

Nice To Haves

First Aid certification and CPR, if required.

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 resident information daily on the appropriate forms and 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 infection-control guidelines, including handwashing and universal precautions.
Report exposures to infection 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 safety devices when applicable.
Observe and promptly 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.
Provide privacy, maintain confidentiality, and support residents’ right to make personal choices.
Attend in-service education programs required by Balfour and state and federal guidelines.