Nurse Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred, or currently enrolled in a program to achieve the preferred education.
• Two to four years of experience preferred.
• Good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and the internet.
• Licensure is not required.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED, or current enrollment in a program to achieve that education.
• Two to four years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with residents’ direct care and daily living needs, including lifting, turning, positioning, transporting, bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, and grooming.
• Respond to call lights in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide restorative care, including range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, and bowel and bladder training.
• Maintain resident rooms through daily, deep, and discharge cleaning; support activities of interest to residents; and provide restorative nursing programs to maintain activities of daily living.
• Communicate professionally and effectively, follow written and verbal directions, provide customer service, and promptly report changes in residents’ physical or mental condition.
• Assist nurses with assigned tasks, including measuring and recording vital signs, gathering weights and other resident documentation, making beds, organizing and cleaning living areas, assisting with admissions, and helping train and orient new staff as assigned.
• Know and uphold resident rights, report complaints to the charge nurse or supervisor, and maintain confidentiality.
• Document resident information promptly, accurately, and confidentially in the electronic medical record system.
• Follow safety and compliance policies, use equipment properly, and report equipment needs or repairs.
• Follow universal precautions and infection-control protocols, including using protective equipment.
• Perform food-service tasks, including preparing residents for meals, serving food, assisting with eating, providing after-meal care, passing snacks and water or ice, recording food and fluid intake, and reporting changes in eating habits.

Benefits

• Medical insurance options, including PPO and HDHP with HSA; the employer pays, on average, 75–80% of costs.
• Dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Spending accounts.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Retirement plan with pre-tax contributions and a 100% match up to 5% of pay.
• Tuition expense reimbursement.
• Employee discounts, including tickets and retail.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• Wellbeing programs, including EAP, tobacco cessation, and weight-loss programs.