Qualifications:
- Must be a graduate of an 80-120 hour nursing assistant course and registered to practice in the state of Wisconsin as a Certified Nursing Assistant
- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred
- Ability to think and work independently and with direction
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment
- Must have no lifting or bending restrictions
- Previous experience in a health care facility is desired
- Good communication skills and bedside manner with a compassionate personality
- Willingness to work with all team players
- Must have an acceptable criminal background check
Reports To:
The Certified Nursing Assistant is directly responsible to the Charge Nurse or Shift Supervisor.
Essential Job Functions:
Provides non-professional routine nursing care to the residents of Christian Community Homes and Services in accordance with the facility and state/federal guidelines
Specific Job Duties:
- Must be flexible in work assignments, and especially during a staffing emergency willing to work in other areas if needed
- Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assistant duties as assigned and plan/prioritize actions before starting resident cares
- Demonstrates ability to obtain pertinent information regarding residents
- Performs procedures to meet individual resident needs for daily hygiene and appearance including, but not limited to, bathing, grooming, shaving, oral cares, and nail care
- Demonstrates proper techniques of lifting, transferring, and ambulating residents
- Implements special care needs including incontinence cares, special skin care, catheter care, colostomy care, and turning/positioning techniques
- Performs restorative care and range of motion as instructed
- Assists with resident admissions, discharges, and room transfers as appropriate
- Assists and encourages residents to take adequate diet, fluids, and supplements
- Recognizes physical distress and acts to provide relief for those residents
- Identifies and reports physical and psychological symptoms or spiritual needs to appropriate staff
- Allows residents the freedom of choice in details of daily living whenever possible
- Follows the resident plan of care
- Ensures resident rights are maintained at all times
- Reports any observed physical or verbal abuse to the supervisor immediately
- Participates in establishing and updating resident care plans and aide care sheets
- Encourages residents to participate in self care as appropriate
- Assists residents with the application of prosthetics
- Performs vital signs and obtains resident heights and weights per schedule
- Provides diversional activities as appropriate to meet resident needs
- Cleans and sanitizes client areas, including changing bed sheets
- Demonstrates effective and respectful communication with residents, families, and team members
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and adheres to, actions to assure resident and staff safety
- Demonstrates proper infection control procedures and practices
- Complies with rules and regulations of regulatory and surveying agencies
- Maintains an active working relationship with nursing team and ancillary departments
- Promotes the concept of customer satisfaction and positive interpersonal relationships
- Participates in giving and receiving report from the nurses
- Attends scheduled training seminars, meetings, and in services as appropriate
- Follows work assignments and/or work schedules as assigned
- Practices good personal hygiene and facility dress code
- Assumes added duties as assigned by Charge Nurse and/or shift supervisor
- Stays up-to-date on CNA training, policies and procedures
Physical Requirements
Must be able to:
- Stand and walk for long periods of time
- Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, and reach with hands and arms
- Manually lift 35 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
Pay: $20-$27 per hour, depending on years of experience. PM Shift Differential: $3 per hour.
