CNA

Kisco Senior Living•Louisville, CO

1d•Onsite

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 with activities of daily living and delivers quality care that encourages independence and promotes residents’ 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 for hours worked after 6:30 p.m. The role includes nursing assistant tasks, documentation, personal care, nutrition support, observation and reporting, infection control, and responsive assistance to residents and families. The CNA also attends required in-service education and follows applicable Balfour, state, federal, and OSHA guidelines. Employment offers are subject to successfully completing a pre-employment process that includes 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 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.
Successfully pass the employer’s pre-employment drug screen, TB test, background check, and physical exam.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate Balfour Service and Operational Values in every encounter.
Perform nursing assistant duties such as monitoring intake and output, measuring height and weight, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, providing catheter care, and assisting with range-of-motion exercises.
Accurately document resident 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 transportation.
Recognize changes in residents’ behavior and condition, and care for their environment.
Assist with residents’ nutritional needs, including serving and feeding, providing required fluids, and offering appropriate substitutions.
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 infection exposures in accordance with OSHA and Balfour guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Perform duties safely and efficiently, including keeping call lights within reach and applying physician-ordered restraints or devices when applicable.
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 concerns from residents and families, 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.