Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Santa Fe Care; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Santa Fe Care in Rio Rancho, NM is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant to support residents per care plans. You will respond to signals, assist with activities of daily living, provide bathing and grooming, and monitor vital signs in a respectful, safety-conscious environment.

Successful completion of the State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program is required with good standing in the state registry.

Qualifications

• Prior LTC experience preferred; or equivalent education/experience.
• Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program.
• Good standing in the state registry is required.

Responsibilities

• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom to assess needs.
• Check residents frequently if unable to call for help.
• Provide direct care: bathing, dressing, grooming.
• Explain procedures to residents.
• Assist with activities of daily living.
• Assist with bowel and bladder functions.
• Assist with transportation to appointments/activities.
• Aid with lifting/positioning and mobility as needed.
• Provide incontinent care as required.
• Dress residents appropriately for weather.
• Notify Supervisor of changes in condition.
• Maintain infection control in linens and rooms.
• Record meal intake and document snacks/supplements.
• Encourage fluids to prevent dehydration.

Skills

CNA experience

Resident care

Vital signs

English communication

Mobility assistance

Education

State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program

State registry in good standing

Job description

Sign on Bonus $3,000. for Full timeemployment

$600 after 90days in good standings, then $600 every quarter till paid out.

Position Purpose:

Ensures that resident’s personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents’ wishes and Care Plan Objectives

Essential Functions of Position:

• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents’ needs and ensures call lights are within reach of resident.
• Ensures that residents’ who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents.
• Explains procedures to residents.
• Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living.
• Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions.
• Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs.
• Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs.
• Provides incontinent care as needed.
• Dresses resident appropriate to the current weather.
• Notifies Supervisor if resident needs clothing.
• Handles linens according to infection control guidelines.
• Feeds residents requiring help and records meal intake.
• Delivers and documents all snacks and supplements.
• Offers fluids to residents frequently to ensure that residents are hydrated where designated by care plan.
• Reviews and implements daily nursing needs as outlined by resident Care Plan or nurse managers.
• Transports residents or assists residents wi??h mobility needs.
• Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance.
• Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rates, respiration rates, height, weight, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Monitors resident’s activities and reports any irregularities of resident performance to nurse managers.
• Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to/from work.
• Reports all changes in residents’ conditions to supervisor.
• Cleans instruments and equipment and returns to proper area after use.
• Maintains cleanliness of residents units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets.
• Provides post-mortem care as instructed.
• Accurately records all care as directed.
• Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings.
• Understands and adheres to the guidelines of “Residents Rights”.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Education / Requirements:

Ability to communicate with residents and nursing staff. Ability to speak, read, and write English. Prior experience as LTC nursing assistant preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program. Good standing in the state registry is required.