Nursing Assistant (Training Provided)

Homewood Living Martinsburg•Martinsburg, PA

About The Position

Homewood offers a paid Nurse Aide in Training program that prepares participants for the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide exam. The class runs approximately 4–6 weeks. At its conclusion, participants must take the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide exam (NNAAP®) within 120 days to be considered for continued employment. The next program is expected to start in January or February. Full-time and part-time positions are available. After certification, the Certified Nurse Aide provides activities-of-daily-living care to residents under the supervision of licensed staff. The role supports residents’ personal care, nutrition, treatment, and care plans while maintaining confidentiality and established policies and standards. Continued employment incentives are offered: $500 after six months and $1,000 after one year.

Requirements

Be listed on the state registry as a Nursing Assistant within 120 days of employment.
Take the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide exam (NNAAP®) within 120 days after the training class to be considered for continued employment.
Ability to lift and transfer 30 pounds of resident weight frequently throughout the shift.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn throughout an eight-hour shift.
Organizational skills and ability to complete sequential events or tasks.
Motivation and desire to work with geriatric persons.
Ability to speak English at a level residents can understand.
Ability to read and write in English to carry out care-plan functions and provide appropriate resident care.
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds of resident weight and transfer or reposition residents at least 25 times per shift.
Ability to handle physical transfers of residents from unsafe to safer locations during a fire or other disaster.

Responsibilities

Maintain the confidentiality of information about residents, their condition, and their families.
Comply with established policies and procedures and maintain established standards and practices.
Assist with or provide personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing, shaving, changing clothing, nail care, and toileting.
Provide clean, dry linen and make beds to meet resident needs.
Serve food promptly and assist residents with feeding when necessary.
Perform assigned resident treatments within the nursing scope of practice.
Record resident information accurately, concisely, and completely, and report objective observations of changes in resident condition or needs to the Team Leader.
Participate actively in resident care planning.
Promote activities of daily living according to each resident’s care plan.
Perform resident lifts and transfers according to the resident’s care plan and the Lift Free Program.
Perform other functions as directed by the supervisor.
Respond quickly and decisively to emergencies, unexpected resident behavior, and situations requiring resident transfer to safety.