Nurse Aide (C.N.A) - Full-Time Openings Western Nebraska Veterans' Home Scottsbluff

State of Nebraska•Scottsbluff, NE

4d•$22 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Aide (C.N.A) position at the Western Nebraska Veterans' Home in Scottsbluff involves providing essential personal hygiene care, feeding assistance, and basic nursing care to members. Responsibilities include responding to call signals, administering medication, observing for adverse reactions, completing patient charting, and assisting in treatment planning. The role requires lifting and transferring members, repositioning them to prevent wounds, and transporting them within the facility. Evaluating and reporting member behavior, symptoms, and progress to nursing supervisors is also a key part of the job.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Completed a State approved 76-hour nurse aide training course and competency evaluation program.
Listed on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry.
Possess a valid driver's license or the ability to provide independent authorized transportation.
Successfully complete the 40 Hour Medication Aide course and be listed on the Medication Aide registry within first year of employment.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
Knowledge of Nebraska Medication Aide Act, medication administration and adverse medication reactions.
Knowledge of regulations governing nursing assistants.
Knowledge of practices and principles of providing basic nursing assistance.
Knowledge of infection control practices.
Knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
Knowledge of abuse and neglect identification and prevention.
Knowledge of safety principles.
Knowledge of privacy and dignity principles.
Skill in providing basic nursing assistance.
Skill in administering medications.
Skill in developing positive relationships with others.
Ability to recognize adverse medication reactions and take appropriate action.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions in exact detail.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and push/pull occasionally up to 75 lbs. on a daily basis.
Ability to frequently bend at the waist and neck and frequently twist at the waist and walk or stand up to 90% of the shift.
Ability to interact with members and others in a positive manner and be flexible to meet changing demands of the job.
Ability to lift, turn and/or repositions members as needed.

Responsibilities

Provides personal hygiene care for members, including but not limited to, toileting, bathing, dressing, shampooing, shaving, hair combing or brushing, and tooth brushing.
Feeds members or assists feeding members to themselves.
Answers member's call signals; responds to basic care needs and requests.
Provides general nursing care of members, such as applying clean and dry dressings, performing decubitus care, and providing cold or warm applications.
Lifts or transfers members from one position to another manually or with mechanical lifts.
Turns and repositions members to prevent wounds from developing.
Transports members throughout the Home via wheelchair, provides members with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
Administers medication and observes members for adverse medication reactions.
Completes paperwork regarding the charting of member care and treatment such as recording vital signs, appetite observations, flow sheets, restraint sheets and member transfers.
Aids in planning member treatment care and assists in overseeing the activities of the members.
Evaluates and report behavior, symptoms of illness and progress of members to appropriate nursing supervisor staff.