CNA / Certified Nurse Aide Evening Shift

About the Role

Join our team at Oaks of Longview (formerly Havencare), a Long-Term Care Facility where we invest in your future as you invest in ours. We are looking for dedicated individuals to contribute to our success and the excellent clinical outcomes of our facility.

Experience the Spirit of Excellence with our warmhearted staff and smiling residents at 1100 Fourth St, Longview, TX 75601, USA.

Schedule

Full-Time, Shift: 2PM - 10PM, Rotating Schedule

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as a certified nursing assistant
• A minimum of 6 months experience as a certified nursing assistant or clinical experience while enrolled in a nursing assistant certification class
• Must possess a sincere desire to serve the ill, aged, and infirm
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language
• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public
• Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on their current maturity level
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility

Responsibilities

General Duties

• Perform all duties as assigned and in accordance with facility’s established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures, and safety rules and regulations
• Make resident rounds at the beginning of each shift and every two hours thereafter to administer quality nursing care
• Verify the identification of a resident before administering nursing care or serving food, to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident
• Report missing ID bands to admission coordinator immediately
• Make beds, clean bedside and over bed tables
• Assure that water pitchers are cleaned, filled with fresh drinking water, and within the resident’s reach
• Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator

Clinical Duties

• Wash hands before and after caring for each resident
• Place residents in correct and comfortable position; head of bed elevated at 30° for all residents on feeding
• Assist residents with dental and mouth care
• Observe and report the presence of reddened areas on bony prominence
• Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator