Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Seaview Rehabilitation and Wellness Center; Eureka (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaview Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Eureka, CA invites applications for a Certified Nursing Assistant position. Starting wage $22.00 per hour, with increases based on experience; weekend availability is required.

You must be enrolled in CNA school or currently licensed, with at least 6 months of CNA experience or clinical CNA exposure. Responsibilities include resident rounds every two hours, assisting with meals, mobility, personal care, and documentation; ensuring safety, infection

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed CNA or enrolled in CNA program.
• Minimum 6 months CNA experience or clinical CNA exposure.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to interact with residents, families and staff.

Responsibilities

• Make resident rounds at the beginning of each shift and every two hours thereafter.
• Assist with meals and feeding as needed.
• Dress and groom residents; help with bathing and personal care.
• Keep residents clean and dry; change linens and clothing as required.
• Observe and report changes to Charge Nurse; document as directed.
• Attend on-the-job trainings and follow facility policies and safety rules.

Skills

English language proficiency

Compassionate care

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Nurse aide program enrollment

Job description

Starting wage $22.00/ hour, increases with experience. Weekend availability required for CNA position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in a school for nursing assistants or have a license as a certified nursing assistant.
• A minimum of 6 months experience as a certified nursing assistant or clinical experience while enrolled in a nursing assistant certification class.
• Must possess a sincere desire to serve the ill, aged and infirm.
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
• Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• GENERAL
  • Perform all duties as assigned and in accordance with facility’s established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures and safety rules and regulations.
  • Make resident rounds at the beginning of each shift and every two hours thereafter to administer quality nursing care.
  • Verify the identification of a resident before administering nursing care or serving food, to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident. Report missing ID bands to admission coordinator immediately.
  • Make beds, clean bedside and overbed tables.
  • Serve drinking water as required. Assure that water pitchers are cleaned, filled with fresh drinking water and within the resident’s reach. Pass water pitcher as per established policy and procedure.
  • Dress residents neatly and in their own clothing. Assist residents in dressing as necessary.
  • Assist in preparing residents for meals (taking to/from dining room, serving trays, placing bibs, assisting in feeding or cutting food, removal of trays, supervision in dining room, etc.).
  • Serve nourishment in accordance with established facility procedures.
  • Feed residents who cannot feed themselves.
  • Assure that resident’s food is accessible and self-help devices are available as needed.
  • Prepare residents for therapy, activities, physician visits, religious services, etc., to include transporting residents to/from such activities.
  • Keep incontinent residents clean and dry as possible at all times. Change bed linens, diapers and clothing as often as necessary.
  • Do not permit residents to smoke in bed.
  • Assure that the nurse’s call system is attached to the bed and within easy reach at all times when residents are bedfast.
  • Answer residents’ call lights promptly.
  • Check for food in residents’ room. Ensure that food is kept in a sealed container.
  • Report all complaints to the Charge Nurse.
  • Report any resident abuse immediately (ie., harsh/abusive language, unnecessary roughness, etc.).
  • Report any medication found in the resident’s room. Take to the Charge Nurse immediately.
  • Report all hazardous conditions and faulty equipment to the Charge Nurse immediately.
  • Report any bruise, skin tears, incidents or accidents to the Charge Nurse immediately.
  • Attend in-service educational programs, on the job training programs and meetings as directed.
  • Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator.
• CLINICAL
  • Wash hands before and after caring for each resident.
  • Place residents in correct and comfortable position. Head of bed elevated at 30 for all residents on enteral feeding.
  • Assist residents with dental and mouth care. Clean dentures after each meal. Keep dentures clean and soaked with Efferdent after dinner.
  • Record resident’s food and nourishment intake as directed.
  • Perform after meal care as required – cleaning resident’s hands, face, clothing, dentures, etc.
  • Assist residents to/from bathroom. Offer bedfast residents bedpans and urinals. Clean and store such equipment after each use (document Intake and Output as directed).
  • Check and document bowel movements and character of stools every shift.
  • Bathe residents as assigned and in accordance with established facility procedures (encourage showers and other self-help measures/activities).
  • Comb and brush resident’s hair daily. Shampoo hair on shower days.
  • Clip and trim fingernails.
  • Shave male residents daily or as needed.
  • Keep hair under arms and face on female residents clean-shaven as necessary or instructed. Trim hair in nose and ears as needed.
  • Observe and report the presence of reddened areas on bony prominences.
  • Keep drainage bag off the floor when resident is in bed or in wheelchair.
  • Apply Vaseline or A & D ointment to dry skin in accordance with established policies.
  • Move and turn bedfast residents at least every two hours and record such information on CNA notes.
  • Observe disoriented and comatose residents and notify Charge Nurse immediately.
  • Apply postural support properly. Check with Charge Nurse for type of restraint to be used.
  • Apply hand roll or splint to residents with contractures as outlined within the facility’s established policies and procedures.
  • Follow infection control procedures in accordance with established facility policy when isolation techniques are necessary.
  • Chart required information every shift.
  • Complete Intake and Output documentation on all residents with orders before the end of each shift.
  • Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator.
• CONSUMER SERVICE
  • Presents professional image to consumers through dress, behavior and speech.
  • Adheres to Company Standards for resolving consumer concerns.
  • Ensures that all consumer/resident rights are protected.