CNA

About the role

We’re looking for Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day. Whether you provide healing, eradicate loneliness, streamline processes, or spark creativity, how you do your job is just as important as what you do. Alongside our valued employees, we make a difference throughout Ohio in the lives of those who need healthcare or are embracing the next chapter of their lives.

Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, financial stewardship, leadership, and care.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily resident and patient care in accordance with nursing procedures and as instructed by the Charge Nurse.
• Ensures that the Plan of Care is maintained for each resident or patient.
• Assists with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) including personal hygiene, elimination, comfort and safety, ambulation, lifting, skin care, nutrition, and hydration.
• Assists with the care of the dying resident and provides post-mortem care.
• Observes and reports the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdown.
• Assists with the application of nursing treatments as required.
• Provides daily rehabilitative/restorative procedures as required.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth and personal interest, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit.
• Answers resident calls promptly.
• Checks rooms for all medications and unauthorized food items, reporting findings to the Charge Nurse.
• Maintains resident and patient rooms, work areas, and equipment in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner; follows established infection control and standard precautions.
• Attends care conferences, all-employee and departmental meetings, and in-service training as scheduled or directed.
• Shares observations and insights of departmental operations that may improve quality and efficiencies.
• Measures and records all entries (e.g., ADL coding, intake/output, temperatures, weight) in the electronic medical record (EMR) or as directed by the Charge Nurse.
• Reports all changes in resident’s or patient’s condition to the Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Reports all concerns and complaints voiced or shared by residents, patients, or family members.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in good standing on the Ohio Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry required.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Experience

None required; on-the-job training provided.

Working Conditions

• Sitting: Up to 8 hours/day
• Standing: Up to 8 hours/day
• Walking: Up to 8 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing, or pulling residents/patients or equipment/supplies: Up to 50 pounds
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts during the workday
• Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes during the workday
• May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc., including exposure to AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses
• Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases: I