Nursing Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Be a Certified Nursing Aide in good standing with the certification board, or graduate from a state-approved nursing assistant training program and pass a state-approved written and skills competency examination within 120 days of employment.
• Be able to communicate adequately in writing and orally in an interdisciplinary care setting with residents, families, and staff.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate or GED.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff as needed and perform assigned duties.
• Assist residents with or perform activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Coordinate dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
• Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
• Assist with weighing residents according to facility policy, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
• Help track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
• Assist nursing staff with toileting program activities.
• Complete daily flow sheets to document specified tasks and record resident progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Keep the nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, and an employee assistance program
• 401(k)
• Flexible scheduling
• Holiday pay incentives
• Training and tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Employee recognition