Travel Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Bedrock Healthcare•Beaver Dam, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Beaver Dam Health Care Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct care to residents in a skilled nursing facility. The role focuses on treating residents with dignity and respect, supporting their choices, maintaining their well-being, and fostering a compassionate and supportive environment for residents and their families. The position is located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, with AM, PM, and NOC shifts available. Shifts are eight hours, and rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, or additional hours may be required based on facility needs. The CNA provides care according to individualized care plans and the role’s scope of practice. Duties include assisting residents with daily living and mobility needs, observing and reporting changes, maintaining safety and infection-control practices, documenting care, and supporting a homelike environment. The CNA also communicates with residents, families, visitors, coworkers, supervisors, and licensed nursing staff, and may assist with administrative tasks or special projects as directed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of a state-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course, or other education that meets state certification requirements.
Current Nursing Assistant Certification in the state of practice, or eligibility to obtain it.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain composure and interact courteously and professionally.
Knowledge of residents’ rights and ability to support residents’ privacy, dignity, and well-being in a safe environment.
Meet ongoing requirements to maintain current CNA certification.
Provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test as required.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized nursing care that promotes residents’ rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
Follow residents’ individualized care plans and share observations about residents’ needs and preferences with the charge nurse or care-planning staff.
Assist residents with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinence care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, and communication needs, as appropriate to care requirements and scope of practice.
Maintain residents’ comfort, privacy, dignity, and skin integrity, including changing, turning, repositioning, and applying moisturizers as needed.
Interact warmly and compassionately with residents and support a homelike environment.
Understand residents’ rights and promptly report suspected abuse, rights violations, incidents, or changes in residents’ condition or behavior to appropriate staff.
Help maintain a safe, neat, and clean environment and report environmental or equipment deficiencies.
Protect residents’ belongings and report missing items according to facility policy.
Answer call bells promptly and courteously.
Perform tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including taking vital signs and weights, applying creams or ointments, and collecting specimens.
Help orient residents and families upon admission and during unit transfers.
Lift, move, and transport residents using proper body mechanics or lifting devices.
Communicate effectively and tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
Escort residents to appointments and activities, and participate in activities and functions as directed.
Use supplies and linens carefully and follow established procedures for resident charge items.
Complete CNA records documenting care and other information according to department policies.
Follow safety and infection-control procedures, including handwashing, glove use, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
Respond to inquiries and requests within established time frames and policies.
Assist the immediate supervisor with administrative tasks and special projects as assigned.
Maintain current CNA certification and complete in-service training and other ongoing employment requirements.
Support safety, confidentiality, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination.
Cooperate with coworkers, complete duties with minimal supervisory direction, use appropriate judgment, and follow up on reported concerns.
Meet attendance, uniform, dress-code, personal-hygiene, and annual negative TB skin-test verification requirements.
Work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, additional hours, or in different positions when required by facility needs.