Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA

About the role

Located in Waimea, Kauaʻi Island, this position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus for full-time employment. Additionally, tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 is available for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing care and promote resident rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality.
• Individualize attention and encourage residents to maintain or attain their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Ensure individualized care plans are followed and provide care planning staff with specific information, changes, and observations of the residents' needs and preferences.
• Attend to resident needs, including grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communication, in keeping with the individuals' care requirements.
• Maintain each resident's skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin.
• Protect the personal belongings of each resident and promptly report missing items according to established policy.
• Take vital signs, residents' weights, apply creams/ointments, collect specimens, lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices to prevent accidents.
• Document care in keeping with department policies.
• Follow prescribed safety and infection control procedures.
• Communicate and interact tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.

Requirements

• Currently possess a CNA certification in the state of employment.
• Able to obtain CPR/BLS card.

Qualifications

• Ability to work weekends.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of infection control practices.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.

Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Vacation/Sick/Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Based on State
• Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401-K

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the posted information.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the posted information.