Nursing Assistant (Training Provided)

Homewood Living Martinsburg•Martinsburg, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Homewood's Nurse Aide in Training Program offers full and part-time positions with paid training. Participants must be certified within 120 days. A $500 incentive is provided for continued employment after 6 months, and a $1,000 incentive after one year. The next nurse aide in training program is scheduled to start in January or February. For questions, please contact Heather Meck, HR Director at [email protected]. Our Mission Statement is to Honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another. This is a paid nurse aide training and competency evaluation program designed to prepare individuals for the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide exam. The class duration is approximately 4-6 weeks. Upon completion of the class, participants are required to take the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide exam (NNAAP®) within 120 days to be considered for continued employment. The Certified Nurse Aide provides daily living care to residents under the supervision of licensed staff.

Requirements

Ability to lift and transfer 30 pounds of resident weight frequently (30 times) throughout the shift.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout an eight (8) hour shift.
Organizational skills and ability to do sequential events.
Listed on the state registry as a Nursing Assistant within 120 days of employment.
Motivation and desire to work with geriatric persons.
Ability to speak English at a level the residents can understand.
Ability to read and write in English to carry out functions related to the care plans and provides appropriate resident care.

Responsibilities

Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as confidential information.
Complies with established policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
Assists in or provides for the maintenance of individual personal hygiene, i.e., bathing, shaving, changing clothing, nail care, toilet needs, etc.
Provides clean, dry linen and make beds to meet resident needs.
Encourages proper resident nutrition by serving food promptly and assists with feeding when necessary.
Performs resident treatments as assigned by the Team Leader and within the nursing scope of practice.
Records resident information concisely, accurately, and completely, and reports to the Team Leader objective observations of change in resident condition or need.
Actively participates in resident care planning.
Promotes the activity of daily living according to the resident’s care plan.
Resident lifts and transfers will be done according to the resident’s care plan and the Lift Free Program.
Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.