CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE (70378)

Priority Management; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Company Paid Life insurance

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Priority Management is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant to join a dedicated care team in Ruston, LA. The role requires compassionate patient care, dignity, and adherence to safety protocols in a skilled nursing setting.

You will assist with activities of daily living, monitor residents’ wellbeing, support meal service, and document care actions. The position is on-site, with full-time hours and benefits. Training and teamwork are emphasized for high-quality resident care.

Qualifications

• Must have valid certification in good standing.
• High School diploma preferred or equivalent.
• Prior experience in long-term care or skilled nursing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides residents’ personal hygiene including bedpans, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaving; assists with bathroom trips and showers.
• Assists with activities of daily living such as meals, feeding residents, ambulation, turning, and positioning.
• Helps with lifting and moving residents using proper safety techniques.
• Assists with meal service, serving, clearing, and documenting snacks and hydration.
• Documents actions and reports care, observations, and changes to nursing staff.
• Maintains resident safety by monitoring condition and reporting concerns.
• Supports infection control by following facility procedures and handling linens properly.
• Keeps residents comfortable, responds promptly to call lights, and assists with routine tasks.
• Maintains cleanliness of resident units, treatment areas, and supply rooms.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant certification

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation - RUSTON, LA 71270

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.
• Assists with 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.
• Participates in meal service including serving, clearing, and cleaning the dining room; ensures 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; provides 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 on 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.
• Reviews 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.
• Make 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 Employer

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.