Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Waldron Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center; Greensburg (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Waldron Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide essential care and support to residents. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, monitoring health, and ensuring comfort and safety. Ideal candidates will have a CNA certification, CPR certification, and a compassionate approach to resident care.

Qualifications

• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene tasks and feeding residents.
• Check vital signs and maintain resident stability.
• Document actions and ensure resident comfort.

Skills

Resident care

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant certification

CPR certification

Job description

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SUMMARY: The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for providing resident care and support in all activities of daily living, ensuring the health, welfare, and safety of all residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide assistance with serving meals, feeding, and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
2. Assist with personal hygiene tasks such as giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, shaves, and helping residents with showers and baths.
3. Assist in ambulating, turning, and positioning residents.
4. Maintain resident stability by checking vital signs and weight; record intake and output information.
5. Ensure resident comfort by utilizing resources; answer call lights and requests; report observations to the nursing supervisor.
6. Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
7. Protect privacy and dignity by keeping patient information confidential, complying with HIPAA and related laws.
8. Follow professional standards, company policies, procedures, and all applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including JCAHO standards.
9. Update job knowledge through educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

1. Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
2. Must be at least 18 years old.
3. Long-term care experience preferred.
4. Current CPR certification required.
5. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

1. Required to sit, stand, bend, walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
2. Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.
3. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Information:

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care