Certified Nursing Aide - Skilled Nursing (West Madison)

Join our University Woods (West Side of Madison) senior living community facility team as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

About the role

This position is responsible for personal care of the residents, care of the resident environment, special treatments and procedures, reporting, and recording information. You will be accountable to a licensed nurse who has been designated to supervise.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance with hygiene, toileting, repositioning, dressing, eating, and mobility for assigned residents.
• Provides timely care. Answers residents' signal system promptly and places signal within residents' reach.
• Reports changes in a resident's physical, emotional, and spiritual status to the nurse.
• Exhibits proper standard precautions while providing care and utilization of PPE (personal protective equipment) as indicated.
• Assists residents with the restorative nursing program including, but not limited to, passive range of motion, active range of motion, ambulation with appropriate assistive devices, and use of gait belt.
• Works closely with therapy departments and follows appropriate instructions and recommendations for safe ambulation and transfer of residents.
• Receives daily assignments.
• Reviews Care Plan, as well as CNA care sheet to provide care per resident’s plan of care.
• Discusses and reports Care Plan changes on assigned residents to the nurse if changes are indicated.
• Accurately charts all care provided as indicated per plan of care.

Requirements

• Must be a certified nursing assistant through an accredited program and certification current on State Registry.
• Grade school education required; high school education preferred.

Qualifications

• Talks with people and shows understanding of others' views.
• Learns and applies principles, methods, techniques, and attitudes required in geriatric nursing assistant care.
• Works in a partnership environment which fosters effective teamwork in meeting the mission of Oakwood.
• Understands and follows written and oral instructions.
• Organizes and prioritizes a variety of duties.
• Observes changes in mental, physical, and spiritual conditions of residents and reports any changes to a nurse.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay with shift differentials.
• Great staff/patient ratios.
• 403B Retirement Plan.
• Dental and Vision Insurance and Paid Time Off offered for staff working 37.5 or more hours every two weeks.
• Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement Program, up to $3,000 per year.