Certified Nursing Assistant - SNF - PRN

Noland Health Services; Daphne (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Daphne, Alabama is seeking a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to provide routine daily personal care to residents in accordance with assessments and care plans.

Responsibilities include assisting with ADLs, documenting care, monitoring vital signs, and supporting residents with meals, mobility, and activity participation. CNA certification in Alabama is required or must be obtained within 120 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current Alabama CNA certification or obtain within 120 days of hire.
• Experience as a CNA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care including bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting.
• Keeps resident rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Documents care as instructed.
• Reports changes in resident condition to charge nurse.
• Monitors vital signs and reports changes to nursing staff.
• Assists with meals and feeding as necessary.
• Assists with lifting, turning, and transfers as needed.
• Encourages participation in activity programs.

Skills

CNA certification

ADLs care

Vital signs

Documentation

Patient transport

Education

CNA certification (Alabama)

Job description

Eastern Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Pay Rate Frequency: Hourly

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

1. Provides personal care and activities of daily living (ADLs) care to residents including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
2. Keeps residents rooms and resident care areas clean and neat.
3. Participates in the orientation of new residents to facility.
4. Documents care as instructed and required.
5. 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.
6. Checks assigned residents routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
7. Assists in transporting resident to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
8. Monitors and records vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration andreports any changes in condition to the nursing staff.
9. Encourages resident to participate in activity programs and assists as needed.
10. Performs restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
11. Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing appropriate techniques.
12. Serves meals and assist with feeding as necessary.
13. Responds to call lights and resident requests promptly and courteously.
14. Perform(s) 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.