CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - EVE 2pm - 10pm

KALESTA HEALTHCARE GROUP; Edmonds (WA); On-site; USD 31,684 - 39,950; Full time

Job summary

KALESTA HEALTHCARE GROUP in Edmonds, WA is seeking an experienced Certified Nurse Assistant to provide nursing and related services per each resident's plan of care. You will support activities of daily living, maintain a homelike environment, and protect resident rights while promoting independence.

Reporting to the Director of Staff Development and/or Director of Nursing, this full-time, PM shift CNA role offers hourly compensation between $23 and $29, non-exempt status, and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Education to demonstrate functional literacy.
• Current CNA certification issued by state.
• OBRA/continuing education awareness is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to residents per care plans.
• Assist with ADLs including bathing, dressing, mobility, feeding.
• Maintain resident dignity and rights; document care accurately.
• Observe and report changes in resident condition to nursing staff.
• Follow infection control policies and PPE usage.
• Participate in in-service education and drills.

Skills

Direct patient care

ADLs assistance

Communication

Infection control

Safety awareness

Mobility assistance

Education

CNA certification

Job description

Job Details

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Edmonds, WA 98026
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $23.00 - $29.00 Hourly
Job Shift: PM
Category: Health Care

Position Summary: The Certified Nurse Assistant provides nursing and nursing related services to residents consistent with each resident’s comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care. All resident care is provided in a manner that meets the resident’s physical, mental and psychosocial needs and enables the individual to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of functioning. The Certified Nurse Assistant maintains a “homelike” environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible.

Reporting: This position is responsible to the Director of Staff Development and/or Director of Nursing.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Essential Job Functions

• Provide direct care to residents to improve or maintain the resident’s abilities according to the resident’s plan of care.
• Assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) – bathing, grooming, oral care, dressing, mobility, transferring, and feeding of assigned residents by providing set‑up assistance, verbal prompts, physical support or more extensive assistance.
• Assist with bathing: transport resident to tub or shower, adjust water temperature, wash and rinse resident, dry body thoroughly with clean towels, maintain privacy.
• Assist with dressing: locate, select and obtain clothing; assist residents with snaps, zippers, buttons after donning/reducing clothes; recognize clothing in need of repair and communicate needs to resident and Charge Nurse.
• Restorative care: assist resident to maintain functioning at highest independent level to prevent decrease unless clinically unavoidable through ambulation, range of motion exercises, use of assistive devices and maintaining proper body alignment.
• Elimination/toileting: prompt assist residents to bathroom according to schedule, or bring clean bedpan or urinal, open/remove clothing, clean residents if unable, adjust clothing, measure and record output, provide catheter care per procedure and infection control policies.
• Mobility: assist residents or provide range of motion exercises to all joints, provide weight‑bearing assistance or physical support for ambulating, push wheelchair or geri‑chair if needed, maintain safe environment by removing obstacles, inspect equipment, report defects, monitor progress toward treatment goals.
• Transfer: position residents for transfer, use correct technique and equipment per plan of care and resident ability, obtain assistance if needed.
• Eating: provide set‑up assistance for meal tray, open/ pour/ unwrap and cut food if residents unable, feed individuals that require total assistance, encourage residents to chew/eat and swallow if indicated, assist or clean after meals, serve nourishment and snacks as ordered, document and report food and fluid intake.
• Provide care in a manner that protects and promotes resident rights, dignity, self‑determination and active participation; offer and respect resident choices; refer to residents by proper names; avoid pet names; handle residents’ property with respect.
• Observe and report patterns of decreased social interaction, angry or sad behaviors and refusals of treatment to Unit Charge Nurse.
• Assist with planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans; report information about conditions, responses, and suggestions for alternatives.
• Assist with preparation for state inspections; attend survey training and interact with state surveyors.
• Follow all facility policies and procedures including infection control, use PPE appropriately.
• Record accurate, legible information in resident’s records.
• Communicate with Charge Nurse about assigned residents regularly throughout shift.
• Demonstrate competence in proper body mechanics for upper and lower body, safe use of equipment such as back belts, gait belts, mechanical lift for residents ranging from <80 to >300 pounds.
• Monitor physical environment for safety or fire hazards, report immediately to Charge Nurse.
• Report injury to resident or self immediately.
• Attend 12 hours of in‑service education annually; apply info to job tasks.
• Participate in fire and disaster drills; carry out assigned duties to assure resident safety in emergency.

Job Functions

• Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for residents' rights, dignity, individuality.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility information.
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity in using resident and facility property.
• Understand and follow written and verbal directions.
• Communicate effectively with staff and residents, including those cognitively and/or physically impaired.
• Know emergency and disaster procedures; locate nearest exit, respond to instructions.
• Have sufficient mobility and strength to move freely, assure resident safety, assist in emergency transfer.
• Respect co‑workers; comply with attendance, punctuality, dress code; arrive on time.
• Follow safety policies, infection control, PPE, hazardous materials handling.
• Prioritize tasks, complete within allotted time.
• Respond productively to change, handle additional tasks.
• Carry out essential functions without posing risk to self or others.
• Perform all nursing assistant services for individuals with cognitive impairments.
• Recognize changes in resident conditions and respond appropriately.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Capacities

• See and hear or use prosthetics to function adequately.
• Meet general health requirements per facility policy (annual TB screening, physical exam).
• Lift minimum 25 pounds; lift up and over 100 pounds with assistance per resident’s abilities.
• Move intermittently during working hours.
• Stand and walk for extended periods.
• Bend, squat, push, stoop and pull as needed, especially for resident care activities.
• Coping with mental and emotional stress of position.

Environmental Conditions

Inside work, normal temperatures, some noise, occasional fumes/odors, chemical exposure and potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

This job cannot be performed without exposure to the stresses associated with an intimate, 24‑hour skilled care environment that delivers care and services primarily to disabled and cognitively impaired residents in an aging population. Examples of these stresses include emergency health or safety response, weekend and holiday duty, unusual or impaired behavior by residents, family reactions, death and dying, oversight of state surveyors, ombudsmen and federal officials, presence of consultants and attorneys, and variable involvement of medical staff.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Education: Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
• License: Current CNA certification issued by local Department of Health Services or proof of successful completion of an approved OBRA certification program from another state. No findings in the State Nurse Aide Registry concerning physical, mental and/or verbal abuse, neglect, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident’s property.
• Work Experience: Prior experience giving personal care to impaired individuals in a health care setting preferred.
• Language Skills: Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and be easily understood through verbal communication in English.
• Mathematical Skills: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals; perform operations using units of weight measurement and volume.
• Communication Skills: Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills, be empathetic; effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies.