Certified Nurse's Assistant - MVM

About the role

The Certified Nurse’s Assistant/Aide (CNA) provides nursing and nursing related services to residents consistent with each resident’s comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care. All resident care is provided in a manner that meets the resident’s physical, mental and psycho-social needs and enables the individual to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of functioning. The CNA maintains a “homelike environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights and assists the person to maintain independence and controls to the greatest extent possible.

Responsibilities

• Note irregularities in patients’ conditions
• Elicit information related to patient symptoms
• Explain procedures to patients
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Accurately record information
• Learn standard procedures used in inpatient or outpatient care
• Work with sick patients and contaminated materials

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred and functional literacy required
• Certificate/Licensure: Acceptable verification of training and competency evaluation from Montana State Registry and no findings in the Registry concerning abuse, neglect, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident’s property
• Certification as a Nurse’s Assistant/Aide is required
• Current CPR Certification required

Qualifications

• Some experience in an acute care hospital, or experience in a convalescent hospital would be desirable
• Maintain a good citizen court record free of abusing, neglecting or mistreating individuals in a health care related setting

Skills

• Knowledge of standard asepsis and hygiene procedures
• Basic nursing terminology
• Standard instruments used in routine patient examination and treatments
• Standard charting procedures
• How to take and record vital signs

Benefits

Madison County offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees (30-40 hours/week) including health care, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, employer paid life insurance, optional additional life insurance, AFLAC options, employee assistance program, holidays, vacation, sick leave and bereavement. We also offer a benefits package to part-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, employer paid life insurance, optional additional life insurance, AFLAC options, employee assistance program, holidays, vacation, sick leave and bereavement. Part-time employees who work 20-30 hours per week, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis. Short-term employees are not eligible for benefits, other than optional retirement.

Pay

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Schedule

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