CNA - PRN - Cedar Lake Village - Assisted Living & Memory Care

sanford; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night and weekend shift differentials

Advancement opportunities

Education assistance programs

Continuing education

Direct access to earnings daily

Robust benefits package

Active KS CNA required before starting

Job summary

Sanford Health in Kansas is hiring Nursing Assistants (CNA) to provide resident-centered care in Assisted Living and Memory Care settings. You will assist with daily living activities, monitor vital signs, and support the care team under a charge nurse supervision.

The role requires a Kansas CNA certification, a minimum age of 16, and ongoing education credits. This position offers rotating shifts, potential shift differentials, and access to the benefits package.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing.
• High school graduate or GED; 16+ age minimum.
• 12 hours of continuing education annually; maintains required certifications.
• Applicable states: registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic health care and daily living assistance to residents.
• Assist with bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing and recording vital signs.
• Assist with transferring, repositioning, and walking using proper techniques; provide ROM exercises.
• Assist with meals and dining; ensure a positive dining experience.
• Document outcomes related to resident care and communicate changes to the charge nurse.
• Support wellness and recreational programs and encourage resident participation.
• Adhere to infection prevention and PPE policies; work with nursing staff as needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Work Shift: 8 Hours - Varied Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Compensation: Salary Range: $17.00 - $25.50

Union Position: No

Department Details

Come join one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922.

At Cedar Lake Village, our vision is to provide quality, dependable care at just the right time. You can help us accomplish this!

Cedar Lake Village is a beautiful campus specializing in Assisted Living and Memory Care.

What's in it for you:

• Generous night and weekend shift differentials
• Advancement opportunities
• Various education assistance programs
• Continuing education
• Direct access to your earnings daily
• Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)
• *Active KS CNA required before starting!

Summary

The Nursing Assistant (NA) serves as caregiver to the resident during the scheduled work period in assisted living. The NA provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned resident under the supervision of a charge nurse.

Job Description

Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities that may include, but are not limited to, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining and recording vital signs, and providing psychosocial support and other personal care to assigned resident. Depending upon location, they may assist the resident in transferring, repositioning, and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment and also provides range of motion and passive exercises. Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining, while creating a positive dining experience for the resident. Assists residents with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements as appropriate.

Depending upon location the NA may aid providers and nursing staff members with procedures and/or collect non-invasive body fluid specimens and gather vital signs.

Depending upon location the NA may administer prescribed medications as delegated by a licensed nurse and within their scope of practice as defined by state regulations.

NA documents the outcomes related to resident care, medication administration, behavior, activity, and dietary. NA must communicate changing condition, medication follow-up and care related concerns/responses to the charge nurse.

Depending upon location, NA may provide housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational.

Provides assistance and documentation with wellness and recreational programs and encourages residents to participate.

The NA has knowledge of and delivers age-appropriate care related to the physical and psychological needs of the resident as per care/service plan.

Depending upon the location, may need to be knowledgeable of providing care to tenants with dementia.

The NA is considered a member of the nursing team and is expected to know, and will be held accountable for, following infection prevention and control policies and Personal Protective Equipment use.

The nursing department provides care 24 hours/day; any of those hours may be an expectation of employment specific to the needs of the department, possibly with varying shifts. These needs change dependent upon staffing availability and resident census. Will be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays. Specific shift assignments will be made based on nursing area and by location. Committee meeting attendance may be expected at times. When students are providing resident care, treatment, and/or services as part of their training, any/all employees may be asked to provide direction to the students.

Qualifications

High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.

Minimum age of 16. Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in assisted living preferred.

Required Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing.

Satisfactorily completes yearly department specific competency testing and maintains a record of continuing education credits for each year. A minimum of 12 hours continuing education are required annually. Maintains all department specific required certifications.

When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.

Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor vehicle report and proof of valid driver's license. Also must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leaders request.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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