CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE

Priority Management; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Priority Management in Shreveport, LA is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant. In this role, you will provide personal hygiene and daily living support to residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being.

The ideal candidate must hold a valid certification and have a high school diploma. Join our compassionate team committed to providing quality care to our patients!

Qualifications

• Must have valid certification in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Provides residents’ personal hygiene and assists with daily living activities.
• Prepares equipment and aids nurses during treatment and examination of residents.
• Maintains cleanliness of resident units and provides comfort to residents.

Education

High School graduate preferred

Job description

Overview

Job Details: Job Location: Booker T Washington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation - SHREVEPORT, LA 71106; Job Shift: Any; Certified Nursing Assistant.

Come join an amazing team! Our care teams are true caregivers. They serve patients with dedication and compassion and are the heart of our patients’ care and recovery. Whether providing direct care or operational support, Priority Management seeks people who share our commitment to providing excellent care to our patients and residents. Our patients are our passion and we invite you to join our team!

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Company Paid Life insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance for the Employee, Employee Spouse and Employee Children
• Short Term Disability, Cancer, Critical Illness, Accidental and Universal Life
• Employee Referral Bonus Potential Program
• Daily Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off

Principal Responsibilities

• Provides residents’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding residents as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning residents.
• Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs; Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs.
• Participate in meal service including serving, clearing, and cleaning the dining room; assures that residents are positioned appropriately for meals; ensures that appropriate utensils are within reach of residents; serves food trays and assists with feeding as indicated; delivers and documents all a.m., p.m., and bedtime snacks and supplements; provides hydration to all residents according to center policy.
• Responsible for knowledge of proper procedures to provide personal care services to residents; provide requested personal care services to residents.
• Prepares equipment and aids nurses during treatments and examination of residents.
• Checks residents in section regularly; answers call light promptly; follows through with resident problems or needs by delivering care or reporting to supervisor depending upon level of ability and nature of resident need.
• Maintains resident stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information.
• Provides resident comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting residents; answering resident call lights and requests; reporting observations of the resident to nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Protects company’s integrity by keeping resident information confidential.
• Serves and protects the center’s community by adhering to professional standards, company policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Review care plans routinely to determine if changes in the residents’ care routines have been made.
• Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting for duty and during shift change.
• Makes beds (occupied and unoccupied); changes bed linens and keeps linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under residents; handles linens according to infection control guidelines.
• Keeps residents dry (changes gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled); assists residents with bowel and bladder functions.
• Maintains cleanliness of resident units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms and linen closets; cleans bedpans, urinals and commodes; washes basins and emesis basins; sanitizes bathtub after each resident’s use; cleans floors if resident is incontinent; wipes spilled foods and liquids.
• Provides post-mortem care as instructed.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Must have valid certification in good standing.
• High School graduate preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Priority Management Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable Federal, State or Local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.