Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), All Shifts

Carolton-Chronic-Convalescent; Fairfield (CT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay rate starting at $21.50/hr

Generous PTO

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) and more

Job summary

Carolton Chronic Convalescent invites qualified CNAs to join our team for day, evening, and night shifts. We offer robust training, competitive pay, generous PTO and benefits in a respected long-term care setting.

You'll provide essential resident care, assist with ADLs, monitor vital signs, and support a compassionate, teamwork-focused environment. Connecticut CNA certification is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Connecticut CNA certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and ADLs for residents (transfers, positioning, showers, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting).
• Obtain vital signs and monitor intake.
• Deliver meals and ensure alignment with care plans; assist with dining.
• Escort residents to therapy and activities; support positive dining experiences.

Skills

Active CT CNA cert

Vital signs monitoring

Infection control

Job description

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Days, Evenings, Nights

Come join the Carolton Chronic Convalescent Team and continue your Certified Nursing Assistant journey or start your new CNA career with a robust Training! We are an award-winning Nursing Home/Healthcare Facility located in a great location and are under new ownership.

• Pay rate starting at $21.50/hr.
• Generous PTO, paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) and more
• Great working environment, with opportunities for growth

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in our Nursing Home/Healthcare Facility:

Providing personal care and services to Residents including but not limited to the following:

• Assisting residents with activities of daily living such as transferring, turning and positioning, giving showers, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting and ensuring residents are clean.
• Obtaining vital signs and weights and monitoring food and liquid intake.
• Delivering meal trays to residents, ensuring food is appropriate to the resident’s care plan, delivering alternate food selections when requested and providing a positive dining experience.
• Escorting residents to participate in therapy sessions and activities.
• Responding to resident and family needs respectfully and with a positive manner in all interactions.
• Making daily rounds on assigned residents in accordance with established guidelines.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) will complete assignments including but not limited to the following:

• Reporting data in resident records consistently, accurately and in a timely manner.
• Consistently and promptly reporting resident changes of condition.
• Complying with procedures for infection prevention including, but not limited to, hand washing, TB and Hepatitis B requirements and bloodborne pathogen regulations.
• Following safety rules and requirements including lift and transfer procedures, hazard communication, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls policies, use of personal protective equipment and elopement procedures. (Examples: Must safely operate mechanical lifts, sit stand lift, gate belt, and meal and line carts, adjust beds and use shower equipment and wheelchairs.
• Safely fulfilling all work assignments.
• Accepting assignments not part of his/her normal scheduled responsibility as needed.
• Safeguarding residents’ protected health information.
• Providing other services such as cleaning wheelchairs and resident areas as assigned.
• Complying with all work rule policies and procedures as well as state and federal law.
• Contributing to a true team environment by cooperating and working well with co-workers.
• Completing education requirements on a timely basis.
• Complying with work rule policies and procedures as well as state and federal law.

Requirements/Experience of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

• Must hold an active Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification