Nursing Assistant - CNA Training - PT - Varies - Augusta

About the role

The Nursing Assistant Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients. Under the supervision of a licensed nurse, the trainee, in partnership with a preceptor, provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner.
• Works within the role of a non-certified nursing assistant.
• Enrolled in a formal nursing assistant program and fulfills all training requirements in the designated timeframe.
• Delivers age-appropriate care to meet the physical, psychological, and restorative needs of the client as defined in the care plan.
• Assists the care team and documents client care when appropriate.
• Communicates changes in client condition and care-related concerns to a licensed nurse.
• Assists with basic health care needs and activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs, providing psychosocial support, and delivering other personal care as assigned.
• Assists the client in transferring, repositioning, range of motion exercises, and walking using appropriate transfer techniques and equipment.
• Assists clients with meals and snacks and provides water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
• Assists with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.

Requirements

• High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
• Minimum age of 16.
• Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment.
• Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor vehicle.

Qualifications

• Medical qualification to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leader's request.

Skills

• Detail-oriented work.
• Handle stress.
• Demonstrate critical thinking.
• Prioritize responsibilities.
• Communicate effectively.
• Provide psychosocial support.
• Perform transfer techniques and equipment.
• Document client care.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan.
• Work/life balance benefits.
• A generous time off package.

Pay

$17.00 starting rate.

Schedule

Varies.