Nurse Assistant, NAR
About The Position
Eventide on Eighth Care Center is hiring full-time Nursing Assistants for 36 hours per week. Day shifts are 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and evening shifts are 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m. The schedule includes every other weekend and a holiday rotation. A $2 shift differential is available for evening shifts. The Nurse Assistant helps meet residents’ physical, mental, spiritual, psychological, and social needs by following established nursing care procedures under the supervision, guidance, and teaching of the supervisor in charge. The role provides individualized care that supports each resident’s highest practical level of wellbeing while preserving comfort, privacy, and dignity.
Requirements
- Current Minnesota Nurse Assistant, NAR certification, or ability to obtain certification upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Long-term care experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized attention that supports residents in maintaining or attaining the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing.
- Carry and follow assigned resident care plans at all times.
- Assist residents with needs such as grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinence care, toileting, transferring, ambulation, and range of motion as indicated in their care plans.
- Maintain each resident’s comfort, privacy, and dignity, and interact with residents with warmth and compassion.
- Comply with applicable Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rules and regulations.
- Understand residents’ rights, including freedom from restraints, abuse, and neglect, and promptly report incidents or evidence of abuse, neglect, or rights violations according to policy.
- Help maintain a safe, neat, and clean environment.
- Protect residents’ personal belongings, including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, and jewelry.
- Report pertinent or unusual resident information to the Charge Nurse.
- Promptly answer residents’ call lights and alarms.
- Perform tasks such as checking vital signs and residents’ weights and applying lotions, as needed.
- Lift, move, and transport residents using equipment or transfer methods specified in care plans, such as gait belts, one-person or two-person transfers, Hoyer lifts, and standing lifts.
- Follow safety and infection-control procedures, including handwashing, glove use, and disposal of soiled materials.
Benefits
- $2 shift differential available for evening shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
