CNA - Compassionate Caregiver | $18.50+/hr

Granada Rehabilitation & Wellness Center; Eureka (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Granada Rehabilitation & Wellness Center in Eureka, CA is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant. The role offers a starting wage of $18.50 per hour, with increases based on experience.

CNA license or active enrollment in a nursing assistant program is required, along with at least 6 months of clinical experience. Your duties include providing quality resident care, taking rounds, assisting in meals, dressing, hygiene, and ensuring safety and comfort for ill, elderly residents while maintaining

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a school for nursing assistants or have a license as a certified nursing assistant.
• A minimum of 6 months experience as a certified nursing assistant or clinical experience while enrolled in a nursing assistant certification class.
• Must possess a sincere desire to serve the ill, aged and infirm.
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
• Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform all duties as assigned and in accordance with facility’s established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures and safety rules and regulations.
• Make resident rounds at the beginning of each shift and every two hours thereafter to administer quality nursing care.
• Verify the identification of a resident before administering nursing care or serving food, to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident.
• Make beds, clean bedside and overbed tables.
• Serve drinking water as required. Assure that water pitchers are cleaned, filled with fresh drinking water and within the resident’s reach.
• Dress residents neatly and in their own clothing. Assist residents in dressing as necessary.
• Assist in preparing residents for meals (taking to/from dining room, serving trays, placing bibs, assisting in feeding or cutting food, removal of trays, supervision in dining room, etc.).
• Serve nourishment in accordance with established facility procedures.
• Feed residents who cannot feed themselves.
• Assure that resident’s food is accessible and self-help devices are available as needed.
• Prepare residents for therapy, activities, physician visits, religious services, etc., to include transporting residents to/from such activities.
• Keep incontinent residents clean and dry as possible at all times. Change bed linens, diapers and clothing as often as necessary.
• Do not permit residents to smoke in bed.
• Assure that the nurse’s call system is attached to the bed and within easy reach at all times when residents are bedfast.
• Answer residents’ call lights promptly.
• Check for food in residents’ room. Ensure that food is kept in a sealed container.
• Report all complaints to the Charge Nurse.
• Report any resident abuse immediately (ie., harsh/abusive language, unnecessary roughness, etc.).
• Report any medication found in the resident’s room. Take to the Charge Nurse immediately.
• Report all hazardous conditions and faulty equipment to the Charge Nurse immediately.
• Report any bruise, skin tears, incidents or accidents to the Charge Nurse immediately.
• Attend in-service educational programs, on the job training programs and meetings as directed.
• Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator.

Skills

English language

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Patience

Communication

Education

CNA license

Nursing assistant program enrollment

Job description

Granada Rehabilitation & Wellness Center in Eureka, CA is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant. The role offers a starting wage of $18.50 per hour, with increases based on experience.

CNA license or active enrollment in a nursing assistant program is required, along with at least 6 months of clinical experience. Your duties include providing quality resident care, taking rounds, assisting in meals, dressing, hygiene, and ensuring safety and comfort for ill, elderly residents while maintaining