CNA I

Cascadia EE LLC; Tigard (OR); On-site; USD 2,480,000 - 3,306,000; Full time

Job summary

Cascadia Healthcare in Oregon seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide basic nursing assistance and support residents with daily living activities. Responsibilities include vital signs, feeding, grooming, and assisting with mobility under supervision.

The CNA should maintain confidentiality, communicate effectively with residents and staff, and participate in care planning meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Valid CNA certification in the state of employment.
• CPR certification preferred.
• Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Answers nurse call system to determine resident needs.
• Assists residents with dressing, grooming, bathing, and incontinence care.
• Obtains food trays and assists residents with eating.
• Helps residents with range of motion and movement.
• Assists with turning, positioning, and ambulation as directed.
• Records vital signs and intake/output as directed.
• Documents ADLs and devices on flow sheets per policy.
• Attends interdisciplinary meetings to provide input into care plans.
• Maintains resident confidentiality and adheres to policies.
• Ensures punctuality and regular attendance for shifts.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Compassion

Emergency response

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Under supervision, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides basic nursing assistance and assists residents with daily living activities.

Note: All employees of Cascadia Healthcare are required to submit and be cleared to work in the facility per each

state's specific background check requirements prior to contact with patients/residents.

Essential Functions

• Answers nurse call system to determine resident needs.


• Assists residents with dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, bathing, hair, and incontinence care.


• Obtains food trays and assists residents with eating.


• Assists residents with range of motion exercises, and movement to/from wheelchair or activity areas.


• Assists resident with turning and positioning in bed.


• Assists resident with ambulation as indicated in the facility.


• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.


• Documents ADLs, resident personal cares, and device use on flow sheets or task sheets as directed.


• Attends interdisciplinary meetings as needed to provide input into selected resident's plans of care.


• Documents restorative services provided following facility policies and procedures.


• Assists facility staff to provide person-centered cares based on indicated preferences.


• Ensures punctuality and regular attendance for assigned shifts.

Other Functions

• Performs other tasks as assigned.


• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.


• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities


• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.


• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and facility staff.


• Ability to demonstrate compassion and patience.


• Ability to maintain resident confidentiality.

Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Licenses/Certification

• Valid certification as a CNA in the state of employment.


• Valid CPR certificate preferred.

Requirements

Experience

• Six months experience in a long term-care environment preferred.

NOTE: A CNA who successfully completes an approved advanced skills training curriculum and/or has demonstrated experience in a needed clinical specialty area, e.g. ventilator, pulmonary, and tracheostomy (VPT), can be classified as a CNA II.