CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - FT FLEX
About the role
Careers With Purpose: Join our not-for-profit organization that has provided over 100 years of housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service in a Christian environment. Facility: GSS SD Canistota Ctr, Location: Canistota, SD, Address: 700 Main St, Canistota, SD 57012, USA.
Responsibilities
- Provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned residents under RN supervision.
- Delivers age-appropriate care related to physical and psychological needs per care plan.
- Follows infection prevention and control policies and proper PPE use.
- Assists with basic health care needs: bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining and recording vital signs, psychosocial support, and other personal care.
- Assists residents with transferring, repositioning, walking using correct techniques and equipment; provides range of motion and passive exercises.
- Completes food preparation and dining tasks, creates positive dining experience; assists with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements.
- Aids providers and nursing staff with procedures as needed.
- Documents resident interactions and outcomes related to care, behavior, activity, and dietary.
- Communicates resident's changing condition and care-related concerns/responses to the charge nurse.
- Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs.
- Provides housekeeping and laundry services to keep resident living areas clean and operational.
- Assists and documents wellness and recreational programs, encourages resident participation.
- May participate in departmental/organizational committees and task forces as needed.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED preferred, but not required.
- Minimum age of 16.
- Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
- Required Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing, or state‑certified CNA within four months of hire by being enrolled in a training program or obtaining certification through endorsement.
- CNA training and certification required and provided by facility.
- Satisfactorily completes yearly department‑specific competency testing and maintains a record of continuing education credits (minimum 12 hours annually).
- Maintains all department‑specific required certifications.
- When applicable, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
- May require a Sanford Category II Driver classification: motor vehicle report, valid driver’s license, and medical qualification per Sanford Driving Policy.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Work/life balance benefits
- Generous time off package
Pay
Salary range: $18.50 – $25.50 per hour. Includes a $10,000 sign‑on bonus, $5/hr flex premium, and $2.50/hr location premium.
Schedule
Shift varies; must be open to day, evening, night, and weekend shifts. Weekly hours: 40.00 (flex schedule).
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Good Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- a 401(k) retirement plan
- work/life balance benefits
- a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home‑work balance
For more information about Total Rewards, visit sanfordcareers.com/benefits.
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