Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

About the role

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) cares for residents under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical/vocational nurse. This role assists residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), ensures a safe and comfortable environment, and supports licensed nursing staff in delivering individualized care in accordance with regulatory requirements and facility policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct resident care, including assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, incontinent care as applicable, oral hygiene, and feeding.
• Measure and record vital signs, weight, percentage of meal consumed, intake/output as directed.
• Assist residents with mobility, transfers, and positioning using proper body mechanics and lift equipment as applicable.
• Respond promptly to call lights, resident needs, and changes in condition; report observations to licensed nursing staff.
• Support residents’ independence and dignity while ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with facility procedures.
• Follow infection control, safety, and universal precaution guidelines at all times.
• Provide emotional support and companionship to residents, fostering a positive living environment.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Provide postmortem care.
• Make routine rounds on each assigned resident every two hours.
• Provide skin care and observe residents’ skin when giving care; report changes to licensed nurse.
• Modify own behavior in response to residents’ behaviors.
• Be aware of developmental tasks associated with the aging process.
• Contribute to the residents’ assessment (MDS/CAA’s) and the plan of care.
• Provide nursing rehabilitation/restorative nursing services.
• Promote residents’ ability to adapt and adjust to living as independently as possible.
• Assist the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities.
• Assist residents in the use of assistive devices for transferring, walking and mobility, dressing and grooming, eating and swallowing.
• Maintain range of motion, proper turning, and positioning in bed and chair.
• Assist with bowel and bladder retraining.
• Instruct the resident on the care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Incorporate training and skill practice activities, which include repetition, physical or verbal cueing, and task segmentation.
• Care for residents with Dementia:
  • Know how to respond to residents’ behaviors.
  • Allow residents to make personal choices.
  • Provide and reinforce other behavior consistent with residents’ dignity.
  • Use the resident’s families as a source of emotional support for the resident.
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of behavior and functional symptoms associated with dementia by providing interventions and treatments to help reduce these symptoms.
  • Use modification in the presentation of activities of daily living to maintain and maximize resident functions.
  • Use effective intervention techniques to address behavioral concerns.
  • Assist with transporting residents to activities.
  • Demonstrate effective communication techniques for residents with dementia.
• Provide non-resident care including but not limited to:
  • Wash wheelchairs.
  • Clean soiled utility areas.
  • Clean shower and whirlpool rooms.
  • Clean kitchen areas on the nursing unit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Graduate/GED.
• Must be a State Tested Nursing Assistant in good standing with the certification board or a graduate of a state-approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state-approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.
• Computer skills are required.
• Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Life Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Reimbursement

Ciena Healthcare is a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio. We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them.