Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Day shift

About the role

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Certified Nurse Aide utilizes a general understanding of nursing principles and basic physical assessment skills to develop and implement individualized Nursing Care Plans, ensuring customers’ needs are met. The CNA performs various customer‑care activities and related non‑professional services essential to personal comfort and care.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties in accordance with established methods, techniques, and recognized standards.
• Provide maximum customer care services within limits defined by delegated tasks.
• Assist the nurse with admission, discharge, and transfer of customers; support nurse‑performed treatments and care of personal belongings.
• Bath customers in bed, tub, or shower; comb hair, trim fingernails, and give shampoos.
• Position customers correctly in and out of bed and apply safety measures under nurse direction.
• Assist customers in and out of bed, walking, and transport throughout the Center using wheelchair, Geri‑chair, or stretcher; accompany customers for off‑site appointments as needed.
• Coordinate scheduling for customers requiring OT, PT, or ST and assist with transport to rehab areas.
• Participate in formulation and follow‑through of the customer’s Nursing Care Plan.
• Take and record weights, blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, and respiration in the electronic medical record.
• Provide various skin‑care treatments.
• Apply simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages under direction of the Licensed Nurse.
• Feed customers, assist with meals, provide between‑meal nourishment, and ensure fresh ice and water at bedside.
• Answer call lights or bells, deliver messages, manage bedpans and urinals, and clean spills or accidents.
• Perform isolation care as needed.
• Report any changes in condition, family concerns, or complaints to the Nurse or Supervisor.
• Collect and bag soiled linen and deliver to the dirty‑linen area.
• Clean and sterilize customer equipment.
• Complete records of oral intake and output.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• Must read, write, and understand English.
• Successful completion of a state‑approved Certified Nursing Assistant program.
• Attendance at a minimum of 18 hours of continuing‑education programs provided by the Center to maintain certification.