Nurse Aide In Training (83475)

Regency Integrated Health Services•Rockport, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Aide in Training program offers employees online and on-the-floor training to become a Nurse Aide. Individuals demonstrating good customer service, reliability, teamwork, and a strong work ethic may become eligible for no-cost Education Assistance to become a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA). This assistance can be provided through classes at Regency locations, local community college/technical school programs, or an internship with a waiver to skip classes, provided the employee can pass a skills check and practice exam. Nurse Aides and CNAs work under the direction of Charge Nurses, assisting residents with activities of daily living as outlined in their care plans. The role requires compassion, friendliness, and a desire to help others. Prior to starting the Nurse Aide class, new hires will work as a Hospitality Aide for a minimum of two weeks. This introductory period allows both the employee and the facility to assess suitability for the CNA role and provides an understanding of resident care responsibilities. During this time, the Hospitality Aide will perform supportive, non-clinical duties such as answering call lights, making beds, assisting with room maintenance, passing water and trays, and other basic resident needs that do not require certification. Successful completion of this period, along with demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and compassion, will allow progression into the Nurse Aide Training Class.

Requirements

Good communication skills.
Compassionate, friendly, and enjoy helping others.
Ability to detect and report situations that may cause resident accidents or injuries.
Ability to carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
Ability to assist in customary daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment such as bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair, nails, moving residents from area to area, lifting, and transferring.
Ability to utilize and log in care provided into Electronic Medical Records system.
Ability to measure and record vital signs.
Ability to observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to residents to nursing staff.
Ability to maintain care of equipment and supplies.
Ability to walk with ambulatory residents or push in a wheelchair as required.
Ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting in excess of 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to answer call lights in a timely manner.
Ability to provide good customer service - tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
Demonstration of reliability, professionalism, and compassion for residents (required for moving forward into the Nurse Aide Training Class).

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or GED.
Experience as a caregiver.
Team player.
Strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

Provide residents with comfort and safety, including detecting and reporting situations that may cause resident accidents or injuries.
Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
Assist in customary daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment such as bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair, nails, moving residents from area to area, lifting, and transferring.
Utilize and log in care provided into Electronic Medical Records system.
Measure and record vital signs.
Observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to residents to nursing staff.
Maintain care of equipment and supplies.
Walk with ambulatory residents or push in a wheelchair as required.
Safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting in excess of 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
Answer call lights in a timely manner, trying to address the need of the resident or determine if assistance is needed from a Charge Nurse or another department.
Always provide good customer service - tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
Other duties as assigned by Administrator or Nurse Management.
During the Hospitality Aide period: Answering call lights.
During the Hospitality Aide period: Making beds and assisting with maintaining resident rooms.
During the Hospitality Aide period: Passing water and supporting resident comfort.
During the Hospitality Aide period: Passing trays in the dining hall.
During the Hospitality Aide period: Assisting staff with other basic resident needs that do not require certification.