Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required
• Completion of the 75-hour home health aide training program, completion of the written and skills portion of the National Homemaker-Home Health Aide Certification Program and an Iowa Nurse Aide Certificate Number.
• Proof of license and current insurance coverage.
• Car, driver's license and adequate insurance as outlined in the personnel policies is required.
• Demonstrated professionalism and decision making abilities, effective interpersonal skills and adhering to ethics, standards, and the support of agency policies and procedures.
• All offers of employment are conditioned upon the result of a criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, as required by law and a negative finding on the Office of Inspector General’s Excluded Provider List.
• Employee will demonstrate expertise in defined specialty area, ability to communicate effectively in the English language both verbally and in writing.
• Employee will demonstrate organizational skills necessary to manage workload and productivity expectations.
• Employee will demonstrate the ability to work independently, able to maintain confidentiality in all matters, including employee information, client information and agency matters.
• The employee will demonstrate initiative in recognizing unmet needs and assuring a timely and appropriate response.
• The employee will demonstrate the ability to maintain and update professional knowledge base and the ability to assimilate and utilize agency information regarding policy and procedure changes.
• The employee will demonstrate competence in professional decision-making skills within the parameters of an Aide.
• The employee will demonstrate the ability to use technology effectively and appropriately, including client care equipment, I-Pad and communication devices (smart phones, voicemail, and electronic mail).
• Requires visual acuity to operate motor vehicle, view electronic devices (I-phone, I-Pad, computer terminal) reading data and figures, visual inspection of patients.
• Cognitive ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interprets instructions.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in hospice, palliative, or home health care preferred
• Two years of work related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility
• Provide emotional support and companionship to patients and their families
• Monitor and report changes in patients' health status to the nursing team
• Follow care plans and adhere to safety and infection control protocols
• Document patient care activities accurately and timely
• Support the interdisciplinary team in delivering holistic hospice care

Benefits

• Wellmark medical & dental
• Avesis vision
• Unum voluntary policies
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Thorough orientation and ongoing professional development
• Free parking
• company car or mileage reimbursement
• iPhone & iPad for work