Certified Nursing Assistant

Join our team at Creekside Health and Rehab as a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and cultivate lifelong relationships while providing the best care to our community's residents. Free QMA classes and degree opportunities available through our Achieve Your Degree Program in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily care, health needs, safety, and comfort of residents under the supervision of a Staff Nurse.
• Assist residents with bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, skin care, grooming, nail care, and dressing.
• Feed residents, provide bedside water, snacks, and transfer residents to/from dining areas in compliance with nutritional plans.
• Check catheters frequently and provide catheter care as assigned.
• Assist residents with turning, positioning, exercising, transferring, and ambulation per facility protocol.
• Answer resident call lights and respond to requests for assistance in a timely manner.
• Maintain resident rooms by making beds, changing linens, cleaning bedside tables, and organizing personal belongings.
• Observe and report changes in resident’s appetite, skin condition, or behaviors.
• Offer emotional support and actively listen to residents to build trust and promote independence.
• Maintain confidentiality of all residents and their care.
• Report and document incidents, accidents, complaints, or allegations according to facility policy.
• Take and monitor vital signs, intake/outputs, weights, and meal consumption as assigned.
• Comply with documentation requirements for functional maintenance plans, 24-hour reports, CNA flow sheets, and other records.
• Follow safety requirements, infection control measures, and maintain a clean work environment.
• Use protective devices (e.g., side rails, Geri chairs) under the direction of the staff nurse.
• Abide by emergency protocols for crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, and other policies.
• Report any forms of abuse witnessed or suspected to the nurse manager immediately.
• Follow infection control and universal precautions procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment and nursing service work areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the staff nurse or designee.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED (unless working under a student permit).
• Certified by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) as a C.N.A. in good standing. CNAs transferring from another state or graduating students may work for 120 days while awaiting Indiana certification.
• Basic computer skills, including knowledge of Excel, Word, etc.
• Thorough understanding of safe and effective nursing practices within Indiana.

Skills

• Assist licensed nurses with procedures within the scope of practice for nurse aides.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and function independently.
• Personal integrity and tact when dealing with residents, families, visitors, and agencies.
• Ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
• Judgment in prioritizing tasks and adhering to established standards and policies.
• Discretion in protecting confidential information and compliance with HIPAA.
• Patience, cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to work with residents at varying maturity and physical levels.
• Ability to adhere to a professional code of ethics and relate resident conditions to appropriate staff.

Benefits

• CNA to QMA opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement of $5,000 per year.
• Paid life insurance.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Profit-sharing.
• DailyPay program – get paid when you want.
• Monthly celebrations.
• Quarterly education bonus.

Schedule

• Evenings and nights available.