Certified Nursing Assistant (1st Shift)

LHC Group; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in elder care as a Certified Nursing Assistant. This role offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment, providing assistance to elderly participants in daily activities and health monitoring. Excellent benefits including scholarships and wellness programs are available.

Benefits

403(b) Retirement Plan

Career scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness program

Life insurance options

Short term disability

Loan program

NetSpend option

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year’s experience working with the frail or elderly population required.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist participants with personal hygiene and daily living tasks.
• Monitor and report health status of participants.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow safety guidelines.

Skills

Assisting with daily living activities

Communication

Compassion

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Current License as Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A)

Job description

**If you are in the Lansing, East Lansing, Williamston, Stockbridge, Charlotte, or St. John's area this is the job for you!!**

Come join our awesome team as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE. We are offering flexibility, great benefits and wonderful work environments!

Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Pay: $17.00-$19.80 (Pay in Lieu increase options)

Shift: 1st Shift 7:00 AM-4:30 PM Monday- Friday 1 weekend per month

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Highlights:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;

Benefits with minimal to no cost to employees:

• Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program
• Life insurance (with an option to purchase additional)
• Short term disability
• Loan program
• NEW! NetSpend option: 50% of wages before payday
• Ministry Program

About the job:

The Certified Nursing Assistant Under the direction and supervision of the Home Care Manager and Personal Care Supervisor, is responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of daily living, restorative and supportive care necessary to the preservation of assisting participant’s in living independently in the community. Assists in monitoring and reporting the health status and providing a safe environment for the PACE participants of Senior Community Care. Functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team

Required Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Current License as Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A) in the state working required.
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• A minimum of one year’s experience in working with the frail or elderly population required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation.
• Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.

Essentials:

• Consults each day with the Personal Care Supervisor (or designee) to be updated on Senior Community Care participant’s status, changes in plan of care and to confirm scheduled visits.
• Under the direction and supervision of the Home Care Manager and Personal Care Supervisor assists participants in the home and in the day center with the following duties:
• a. Personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing/showering.
  b. Assists participants in and out of bed, assisting with ambulation.
  c. Assisting with prescribed exercise which participants and aide have been taught by appropriate personnel.
  d. Prepares meals, including therapeutic diets, assists participants with meals and feeding.
  e. Assist participants to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans, or urinals.
  f. Assisting participants with medications which are ordinarily self-administered.

• Assists participants with Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL’s) including but not limited to grocery shopping, cleaning, changing bed linens, laundry, meal preparation and other routine household care as assigned. Reports changes in participant’s condition and needs to the Personal Care Supervisor (or designee).
• Completes appropriate documentation of services provided following Senior Community Care policy.
• Follows all Senior Community Care policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety guidelines.
• Maintains the confidentiality of all company procedures, results, and information about participants, clients or families.
• Handles potentially infectious specimens with appropriate biohazard precautions, and practices Universal Precautions.

About Senior Community Care of Michigan:

Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team members include clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees among others. Unlike some clinical environments, PACE centers offer employees flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends. Team members have an opportunity to get to know their patients and build meaningful relationships.

Our Senior Community Care of Lansing, MI, values our staff and residents at the highest level. In the capital city of Michigan, staff call a vibrant, diverse, and bustling city their home. Our PACE program allows for more standard working hours than is usual with elder care careers, and we foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package, as well as creating moments of appreciation in the workplace throughout the year. Come join us at SCCMI, and see why VOANS has been voted by employees as a Great Place To Work the past 4 years running.

In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

Join us, and apply today!

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