Memory Care Certified Nursing Assistant OC

Masonic Homes of California • Union City, CA

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About The Position

The Memory Care Certified Nursing Assistant meets residents’ activities of daily living and activity and programming needs, with a focus on residents with dementia. The CNA serves as a “Best Friend,” fostering a fun, warm, loving, and friendly environment while emphasizing each resident’s remaining strengths and abilities.

The role provides basic CNA care, including assistance with nutrition and hydration, toileting, incontinence care, vital signs, and other nursing care as needed. It also includes medication assistance and documentation, monitoring and reporting changes in residents’ health and condition, maintaining accurate care records, supporting safety, and helping residents participate in recreational and individual or small-group activities. The CNA works collaboratively with residents, coworkers, and other facility departments and follows facility policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of California.
• RCFE Certified Nursing Assistants must complete medication assistance training and pass the competency exam with a minimum score of 85%, as required by state regulation effective January 2008.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic activities-of-daily-living care, nutrition and hydration support, toileting and incontinence care, vital signs, and other nursing care as needed.
• Adapt caregiving to residents’ individual strengths and abilities and actively support their basic rights.
• Assist residents with self-administration of medication as needed; document medication administration and complete required medication records, including centrally stored medication and refill documentation.
• Monitor residents’ health and report incidents or changes in condition, attitude, appearance, behavior, or physical ability to appropriate staff or the Nurse in charge.
• Document resident care, behavior, special needs, assignments, and other pertinent information accurately and promptly in the medical record.
• Apply clinical knowledge to validate and communicate instrument readings and provide nursing care to geriatric residents.
• Maintain resident safety, use appropriate behavioral intervention techniques, keep call lights and alarms within reach, respond promptly to call signals, and make routine rounds to anticipate residents’ needs.
• Recognize and respect residents’ emotional, social, cultural, and religious needs.
• Perform selected nursing procedures that do not require professional evaluation, as assigned and instructed by the Nurse in charge.
• Keep equipment clean and ready for use, conserve supplies, and report equipment or supply needs to the Nurse in charge.
• Assist residents with recreational activities, escort them throughout the facility, and escort them to and from medical appointments as requested by the Pavilion Manager.
• Assist with individual and small-group activities, planned or spontaneous, addressing residents’ social, friendship, physical, intellectual, vocational, and spiritual needs.
• Participate in department meetings, education programs, and mandatory in-service training; maintain a current CNA certificate.
• Communicate and cooperate with coworkers, residents, and facility employees; establish effective working relationships and practice good teamwork.
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality and follow Masonic Homes safety policies.
• Convey information concisely, accurately, and understandably, and respond to others with attentiveness, tact, and diplomacy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A generous contribution to a 401K plan whether or not the employee participates.
• An additional company contribution when the employee participates in the 401K plan.
• A teamwork-focused work environment with support for excellent care.
• Opportunities to advance a career.

What This Job Offers

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