CNA

Bethany Village • Horseheads, NY

14d

About The Position

Bethany Village is seeking caring and dependable Certified Nursing Assistants to join its skilled nursing team. CNAs support residents’ daily lives by helping with personal care, activities of daily living, meals, mobility, comfort, and wellbeing. The role provides care and assistance according to each resident’s plan of care and includes direct care during admission, physical hygiene, and treatment interventions within the CNA’s authority. CNAs help maintain a safe, supportive environment for residents and families and work collaboratively with coworkers.

Requirements

• Current CNA certification is required.
• Ability to read, speak, and write English is required.
• Previous long-term care experience is helpful.
• A genuine interest in geriatric residents is required.
• Must be able to communicate with coworkers, residents, and residents’ families.
• Must be dependable, prompt, tactful, and patient.
• Must remain resident-focused and behave as a pleasant professional.
• Task-centeredness, punctuality, and a pleasant demeanor are beneficial to successful performance.

Nice To Haves

• High school education or GED preferred.
• Previous experience working with residents with dementia is preferred.
• Previous long-term care experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living as prescribed in their plans of care.
• Provide direct resident care, including admission support, physical hygiene, and treatment interventions within authorized limits.
• Assist residents with bathing and personal hygiene, including oral hygiene and care of hair and fingernails.
• Prepare residents for meals, assist with feeding as needed, and provide nourishment and fresh water when indicated.
• Assist residents with toileting and cleaning, including transfers to and from commodes or toilets.
• Monitor residents for adverse symptoms and reactions and report changes in condition.
• Measure and record blood pressure, temperature, respiration, intake and output, and weight.
• Change linens on occupied and unoccupied beds and tidy residents’ rooms.
• Respond to call lights, determine residents’ needs, and report unusual changes in status.
• Assist with moving and lifting residents into and out of bed and walk residents for exercise.
• Administer directed treatments, such as enemas, compresses, and dressings, and collect ordered stool, urine, and sputum specimens.
• Assist with orientation and training of new employees.
• Perform housekeeping duties, including cleaning shower, utility, and treatment rooms.
• Make beds within the expected time frame and according to proper procedures.
• Maintain cordial relationships with residents and their families.
• Perform other duties specified in organizational or departmental policies and procedures, or as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED