Certified Nursing Assistant

Riverside Health; California; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health in Gloucester, VA is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide direct resident care under supervision. The role involves assisting with hygiene, meals, mobility, and daily activities while maintaining high standards of safety and infection control.

Responsibilities include care planning participation, documenting care and treatments, and supporting residents’ choices and preferences.

Qualifications

• Experience Less than 1 year
• Prior Nurse Aide work experience (Preferred)
• CPR/BLS Certification within 30 Days
• First Aid Certification within 30 Days
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire (Required)

Responsibilities

• Attends to all resident/guest personal hygiene and personal care needs.
• Organizes all supplies necessary to complete the tasks.
• Observes residents/guests closely and reports changes to nursing or household leadership.
• Follows universal precautions and infection control standards.
• Maintains documentation related to caregiving, activities and dining functions.
• Participates in care planning and care conferences for residents.

Skills

CNA role

Patient care

Hygiene assistance

Education

CNA license (Virginia VDHP)

Tools

CPR/BLS Certification

First Aid Certification

Job description

Gloucester, Virginia Hiring Range $18.90 - $24.60/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview Works under the supervision of Nursing Manager, Supervisor, RN, LPN and is ultimately responsible to the Director and the Assistant Director of Nursing, as applicable. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performs tasks essential to the direct care of the resident according to facility policy and procedures.

What you will do

• Attends to all resident/guest personal hygiene and personal care needs, including but not limited to grooming, hygiene, dining and nutritional, mobility, elimination, psychosocial and safety needs.
• Organizes all supplies necessary to complete the tasks.
• Observes residents/guests closely, identifying changing needs and conditions at first indication, and reports immediately to nursing or household leadership as appropriate.
• Follows universal precautions, proper infection control, sanitation and safety standards of practice in all work and activities.
• Demonstrates responsible, dependable and reliable behavior by being present for work as scheduled.
• Adheres to attendance policy.
• Participates actively in the care planning and/or care conference for residents and guests, serving as their closest advocate in directing their plan of care and honoring their choices and preferences.
• Assists residents/guests as needed to wash, iron, fold and sort their personal laundry to ensure personal laundry is maintained in quality condition.
• Maintains clean spaces in the Household, including resident/guest rooms, household common spaces, as well as support spaces and equipment.
• Participates in meal preparation and service.
• Seeks opportunities throughout the day to facilitate spontaneous activities of residents/guest's choice and household preference; accompanies residents/guests in all activities of choice.
• Maintains appropriate documentation in support of caregiving, social service, medication administration and treatments, activities and dining functions in the Household.
• Ensures that Household participates in continuous Quality Improvement processes that identify questions and issues to be addressed in the household and that appropriate follow up is taken to assure quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience Less than 1 year
• Prior Nurse Aide work experience (Preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications: Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)
• First Aid - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)