Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Weekends (7am-3pm OR 3pm-11pm)

Landing Alexandria; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Landing Alexandria is seeking a compassionate Nurse’s Aide to assist residents in a retirement and nursing community in Alexandria, VA, under supervision of nursing and medical staff. The role emphasizes safety, comfort, and dignity.

You will help with daily activities, monitor vital signs, assist with feeding, and support mobility and personal care for residents. VA certification is required; a one-year certificate or equivalent training is acceptable. This is an on-site, full-time position.

Qualifications

• One year certificate from college or technical school or 3–6 months related experience and/or training.
• VA Nurse’s Aide certification required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure resident rights, safety and security are the top priority.
• Answer signal lights, bells, or intercom to determine residents' needs.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses residents.
• Serve and collect food trays and feed residents needing help.
• Transports residents or assists them to walk.
• Drape residents for examinations and treatments and assist with instruments.
• Turn and reposition bedfast residents to prevent bedsores.
• Change bed linens and assist with errands, visitors, and phone calls.
• Take and record vital signs and intake/output as directed.
• Clean, sterilize, store, and issue dressing packs and supplies.
• Dust and clean residents' rooms.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Education

One year certificate from college or technical school

Nurse’s Aide certification in the state of service (VA)

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Ensures resident safety, cares for residents in the retirement and nursing community under direction of nursing and medical staff, by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are normal for this position.This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Ensures resident rights, resident safety and resident security is the top priority.
• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents' needs.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses residents.
• Serves and collects food trays and feeds residents requiring help.
• Transports residents or assists residents to walk.
• Drapes residents for examinations and treatments, and remains with residents to perform such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
• Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone.
• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Cleans, sterilizes, stores, prepares, and issues dressing packs, treatment trays, and other supplies.
• Dusts and cleans residents' rooms.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

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, skills, and abilities required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational Requirements and Experience:

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Nurse’s Aide certification in the state of service (VA)

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.