Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Rest Home

About the role

This position is located in the Gallatin Rest Home and is responsible for performing a variety of basic resident care services including assisting residents with grooming and hygiene, escorting residents, observing and recording eating habits, assisting residents with socialization and communication skills, and providing various other direct care services as assigned. This position reports to the Director of Nursing Services and does not supervise other employees.

Direct Resident Care

• Assists residents in activities of daily living, such as toileting, cleaning face and hands, oral hygiene, bathing, hair care, shaving, dressing, and eating.
• Takes residents’ temperature, pulse, and blood pressure; collects specimens; ice bags, collars, and lotions.
• Aids residents with changes in positioning.
• Encourages residents to express feelings and emotions by talking with and listening to them.
• Escorts and/or transports residents using specialized equipment for appointments, special events, or meals, and provides supervision during activities.
• Records and reports residents’ status relevant to appetite, food preferences, eating habits, vital signs, weight and skin conditions.

Treatment Program Assistance

• Provides assistance to residents in areas including basic life skills, leisure skills, socialization and communication skills, active and passive range of motion skills, and ambulation skills.
• Records residents’ physical and emotional status using established forms that describe routine care and significant behavioral or physical changes.
• Reports significant changes in residents’ condition or environmental elements of concern to the nurse on duty.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Rest Home guidelines and procedures.
• Basic nursing skills.
• Communication skills.
• Operation of specialized nursing home equipment (e.g., mechanical patient lifts, etc.).

Supplemental Information

• About Gallatin County: Located in a sweeping valley in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Gallatin County is the most populated and fastest growing county in southwest Montana.
• Benefits: Excellent Medical Health Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, County Paid Life Insurance, County Paid Long Term Disability Insurance, Retirement, Employee Assistance Program, Will and Legal Preparation Services, Bilingual Pay.