Resident Assistant/Nursing Assistant
About The Position
Heartwood is seeking Weekend Resident Assistants to join our amazing team of caring and compassionate staff providing top-notch care for our residents. The Resident Assistant is responsible for providing high-quality care and services to residents to support their choices, while maintaining consistency with regulations and established best practices. This role involves providing medical and physical care to residents to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level, helping each resident achieve 'their best day'. The position requires flexibility to adjust priorities in response to resident needs and involves creating a positive dining experience.
Requirements
- Successful completion of a state approved nursing assistant training program and current certification in Minnesota within 4 months of employment (training paid by Heartwood).
- Demonstrated competencies in person-directed, resident-directed practice, home building, critical thinking, teamwork, self-leadership, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Supportive of Heartwood's mission and operating philosophies.
- Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical and physical care to residents to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level based upon resident preferences, regulations and established best practices.
- Assist residents with dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting.
- Assist residents with transferring, repositioning and walking.
- Obtain vital signs accurately and report changes in resident health status.
- Maintain all required documentation in accordance with regulations and established clinical best practices.
- Participate actively in the resident’s care planning and care conference, serving as the residents' closest advocate in provision of care and honoring their preferences.
- Create a positive dining experience for customers.
- Assist residents with eating.
- Encourage resident participation in the dining program, and meal activities.
- Assist in preparing, storing, recording and serving meals, beverages and snacks for residents/customers.
- Greet each person with warmth and sincerity.
- Anticipate needs and provide personalized service.
Benefits
- Training paid for by Heartwood to become a CNA
- Paid while training
- Nursing scholarship up to $5,000 per school year
- Premium pay for working holidays
- Competitive benefits including health, dental, vision
- Company paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(K) plan
- Nursing scholarship and loan forgiveness program
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
