CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Overview

Elderwood at Waverly Skilled Nursing & Long Term Care offers CNAs an opportunity to do more than complete daily tasks—you become the person who notices small changes, provides reassurance, helps residents regain confidence, and ensures they feel known and respected. The facility is seeking kind, dependable, collaborative Certified Nursing Assistants to provide hands-on care in its skilled nursing and rehabilitation community. Whether beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you can build meaningful relationships, strengthen clinical observation skills, and contribute to a team where communication and accountability matter.

Pay and Scheduling

• Shift differentials for qualifying evening, weekend, and overnight hours - up to $3.00 per hour
• Additional premium-pay opportunities for eligible employees who opt out of certain elective benefits
• Full-time, part-time, and every-other-weekend scheduling options
• Ask recruitment team to explain available compensation programs and how experience, shift, schedule, and benefit elections may affect your individual rate

Available Shifts: Days (6:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.), Evenings (2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.), Overnights (10:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.)

More Than Traditional Long-Term Care

Elderwood at Waverly serves long-term residents, individuals with memory-care needs, and short-stay rehabilitation patients transitioning from hospital to home. Clinical teams care for individuals recovering from illness, injury, surgery, orthopedic procedures, and cardiac conditions. Facility capabilities include IV therapy, PICC-line management, wound-vac therapy, complex wound and ostomy care, enteral feeding, and dialysis coordination.

As a CNA, you will not perform licensed-nursing treatments but will play an essential role by assisting with daily needs, observing and reporting changes, supporting mobility and recovery goals, and communicating closely with nurses and rehabilitation professionals. This setting offers strong exposure to a clinically active post-acute environment while developing observation, communication, and resident-care skills for continued healthcare growth.

Build a Healthcare Career

Elderwood offers CNAs valuable experience working with residents, nurses, rehabilitation professionals, and clinical leaders. Tuition-reimbursement programs are available to help eligible employees pursue additional education and future opportunities. Whether you want to become a stronger CNA or pursue a career as an LPN, RN, educator, or nurse leader, Elderwood supports and recognizes your growth.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living based on individual needs and plans of care
• Support bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, mobility, positioning, and other personal-care needs
• Respond promptly and respectfully to resident requests
• Observe residents closely and report changes in condition, behavior, comfort, appetite, mobility, or daily functioning to the nurse
• Support rehabilitation and mobility goals as directed by the care team
• Help maintain a clean, safe, comfortable, and respectful resident environment
• Communicate clearly with nurses, rehabilitation professionals, residents, families, and fellow CNAs
• Follow infection-prevention, safety, documentation, and resident-rights requirements
• Contribute to a team culture built on mutual respect, reliability, communication, and accountability

Qualifications

• Current registration on the New York State Nurse Aide Registry, with no findings or convictions involving resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property
• Must be at least 17 years old (employment certificate or permit if 17)
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous training or work experience in a geriatric setting preferred
• A caring, patient, and respectful approach to residents
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors
• Ability to work collaboratively and follow established plans of care and clinical direction
• Physical stamina for an active, hands-on resident-care position
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the level necessary for safe care and effective workplace communication