Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Full-Time

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Sylacauga (AL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. in Sylacauga, AL is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide routine daily personal care to residents in accordance with care plans.

You will assist with ADLs, monitor residents, document care, respond to call lights, and help with meals and activities, while following safety and infection control practices. Candidates must have an Alabama CNA certification (or obtain within 120 days); prior CNA experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current and valid Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in Alabama or obtain certification within 120 days of hire.
• Experience as a CNA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care and ADL care to residents including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
• Keeps residents rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Documents care as instructed and required.
• Reports changes in resident condition to the charge nurse.
• Assists with transporting residents to dining, therapy, and activities.
• Monitors and records vital signs and reports changes.
• Assists with meals and feeding as necessary.
• Responds to call lights promptly and courteously.

Education

CNA certification (AL)

Job description

Summary of Duties

Responsible for providing residents with routine daily personal care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and plan of care as directed.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides personal care and activities of daily living (ADL’s) care to residents including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
• Keeps residents rooms and resident care areas clean and neat.
• Participates in the orientation of new residents to facility.
• Documents care as instructed and required.
• Reports all changes in the resident’s condition (i.e., areas of redness, skin tears, bruising, mental status change, eating habits, etc.) to the charge nurse.
• Checks assigned residents routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
• Assists in transporting resident to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
• Monitors and records vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration and reports any changes in condition to the nursing staff.
• Encourages resident to participate in activity programs and assists as needed.
• Performs restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing appropriate techniques.
• Serves meals and assist with feeding as necessary.
• Responds to call lights and resident requests promptly and courteously.
• Performs other duties as directed and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience

Must possess a current and valid Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of Alabama or obtain certification within 120 days of hire. Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.