Certified Nurse Assistant, PT

About the role

The primary purpose of this job position is to provide each of your assigned residents and others, with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident assessment and care plan; and as may be directed by your nurse supervisor and in accordance with current regulations, policies, and guidelines.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent (must be at least 16 years of age)
• No prior experience required; on‑the‑job training provided
• Current active CNA license or willingness to obtain license upon hire (paid training/certification available)

Schedule

• Flexible schedule; part‑time positions available
• Day or evening shift hours
• 5‑, 8‑, and 12‑hour shifts offered
• Every other weekend and holiday required
• Shifts can be arranged around class schedules
• Sign‑on bonus for day and evening shifts

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned day‑to‑day nursing assistant functions
• May be required to assist in other areas than those assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments and established nursing procedures
• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty
• Observe and report resident conditions to nursing staff or appropriate supervisor and all information pertaining to procedures carried out, changes, incidents, or unusual findings
• Become familiar with resident daily needs, likes, dislikes, etc. to personalize care
• Review care plans daily to determine if changes in the resident’s daily care routine have been made
• Record all data including food/fluid intake, eating habit changes, TPRs (temp, pulse, respirations), bowel records, etc. on computer, kiosk, flow sheets, notes, charts, etc.
• Participate in maintaining the physical, social, and psychological environment conducive to the resident’s welfare and best interests
• Perform direct resident cares including but not limited to dental care, dressing/undressing, hair and nail care, shaving, bowel and bladder functions, catheter care, repositioning, transporting, bathing, specimen collection, special treatments as instructed, etc.
• Ensure all nursing cares are provided in privacy
• Respond to call lights in a timely manner
• Keep residents dry and clean (change gown, clothing, linen, etc.) when wet or soiled
• Make beds occupied and unoccupied; change bed linens; keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles
• Cooperate with inter‑departmental and other facility personnel to ensure nursing services meet residents’ needs
• Assist to ensure resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (bed made, name tags up, etc.)
• Store resident’s clothing as instructed
• Help restore independence through encouragement in ADL skills
• Assist residents to walk with or without self‑help devices as instructed
• Provide daily range‑of‑motion exercises
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed
• Prepare residents for meals (take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place bibs, take to/from dining area)
• Assist with feeding; serve food trays
• Keep resident water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water within easy reach
• Serve between‑meal and bedtime snacks
• Perform after‑meal care (remove trays, clean resident’s hands, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.)
• Check rooms for food articles (food in proper container, unauthorized food items, etc.)

Pay and Benefits

• Starting pay: $15.40 per hour for uncertified candidates; wage dependent on experience and certification
• Day position eligible for a sign‑on bonus
• Full benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance