Nursing Assistant

Lifespace Communities•Upper St Clair, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lifespace Communities is seeking a dedicated Nursing Assistant to join our team at Friendship Village of South Hills. This role is crucial in providing supportive services to certified nursing assistants and other staff, ensuring residents receive excellent care and a comfortable living environment. You will assist residents with daily needs, maintain cleanliness of rooms and common areas, and contribute to a positive atmosphere within the community. At Lifespace, we believe in empowering our team members to live their aspirations, grow their careers, and thrive through teamwork, all while contributing to a meaningful mission of serving older adults.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Minimum of one year of experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides supportive services to certified nursing assistants and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned.
Assists resident with meal delivery, delivers meal and fluids to resident.
Ensures dining room is clean and ready for mealtimes such as set-up and clean-up of plates, utensils, napkins, and ensuring dining areas are clean after meals.
Completes housekeeping duties in resident rooms while CNA’s are providing care.
Cleans dentures.
Makes list of residents whose fingernails and toenails need trimming.
Checks every call light for proper working order and documents if any issues are seen as directed by a supervisor.
Notifies supervisor of issues immediately.
Checks privacy curtains for cleanliness.
Retrieves clean privacy curtain from laundry as needed and changes it.
Assists with resident visitors as instructed.
Assists resident with accessing electronic devices including tablet/iPad, phone, computer usage, internet, tv, etc.
Takes dirty linen, trash and soiled clothing barrels to the laundry as needed.
Retrieves clean linen, trash, and clothing barrels for the assigned unit to maintain par levels.
Cleans medical equipment not in use, cleans soiled and clean utility rooms on assigned unit.
Provides companion services as assigned such as but not limited to reading, table games, cards or other activity as requested by the resident.
Assists with transporting resident to activities once the resident has been safely transferred into a wheelchair by certified staff.
Delivers mail to residents as assigned.
Posts activity calendars in resident rooms as assigned.
Reports changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.