Senior Support CNA

Norton Sound Health Corp•Nome, AK

38d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide high-quality resident care and staff training while supporting key office and clerical functions within the nursing home. This role ensures the efficient operation of the facility by combining hands-on caregiving, mentoring and training other CNAs, and performing administrative responsibilities that promote effective communication, accurate documentation, and daily workflow. This position performs highly skilled administrative duties requiring detailed knowledge about the work unit's procedures and company policy; creates and processes complex documents in accordance with broad direction, records data, prepares reports, answers and directs incoming telephone calls, lists data, files, greets visitors, and uses a personal computer with advanced skills. Assist professional nursing staff by performing simple treatments and related bedside patient care, as well as transporting patients and performing some clerical duties. Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with the organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct, and work rules.

Requirements

Knowledge of patient care principles, practices, standards and techniques (including proper lifting, assistance with walking, etc.)
Knowledge of documentation requirements for specific fields/records
Above average communication skills
Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Interpersonal skills and teamwork
High School Diploma or equivalent
3 year(s) General (Non-supervisory) experience
Alaska State Licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant, BLS

Responsibilities

Provide for the comfort and well-being of patients by performing basic nursing duties such as transportation within the facility
Assist patients in dressing or undressing, bathing, or eating
Aid physicians and nursing staff members with procedures when needed
Collect non-invasive body fluid specimens or gather vital signs
Document patient interactions as needed
Assist with staff training
Perform highly skilled administrative duties in support of QCC. Department-specific tasks include, but are not limited to, inputting sensitive information into information systems, preparing correspondence, researching and formatting information, retrieving files, maintaining records, preparing and maintaining staff files, Human Resources paperwork filing,
Collecting, organizing, and storing unit documents as directed, to include, but not limited to, schedules, daily staffing sheets, assignment sheets, etc.
Serve as the internal customer point of contact in the department for answering questions and solving complex problems
Provide advanced assistance in preparation and maintenance of items such as purchase requests, non-materials management inventory, maintenance work orders, travel requests, audits, staff files, etc.
Assist with Payroll Based Journal data as directed
Perform other duties as assigned