CNA Weekend Warrior

About the role

Marshall Healthcare Facility is a 64-bed skilled and long-term care facility in Machias, Maine. The employees are known for their loyalty and dedication, with some having worked here for over 25 years. Restorative nursing and therapy services are available on an as-needed basis, and the facility aims to help residents live as independently as possible with dignity and respect. Marshall Health Care is Music & Memory certified and holds a 5-star rating. First Atlantic Healthcare, which owns Marshall Health Care, maintains a strong reputation for excellence in Long Term Care.

Responsibilities

• Assists with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary, and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients.
• Provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Assists with showering/bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to the nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements.
• Accepts ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and explores opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care.
• Friendly and professional bedside manner.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.
• Understands legal implications of patient care.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.
• Understanding of legal implications of patient care.

Benefits

• A premium differential of $3.00 per hour for hours worked during the defined weekend time.
• Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• A Flexible Savings Account, including medical dependent care.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement and education support to grow your career with us.

Pay

A premium differential of $3.00 per hour for hours worked during the defined weekend time.

Schedule

Every weekend scheduling option to CNAs newly hired in the Nursing department on a limited basis. Employees must make a commitment to enroll in the program for twenty-six (26) consecutive weekends (six months). During this period, the employee will be scheduled to work a minimum of three (3) twelve (12) hour or two(2) sixteen (16) hour shifts per weekend. For the purpose of defining this program, the “weekend” begins on Friday at 6:30am and ends on Monday evening at 7:00pm.