Compassionate CNA: Elevate Senior Care & Comfort

Buckner International; San Angelo (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner Retirement Services seeks a Certified Nurse Aide to provide compassionate resident care at our San Angelo, TX community. You will follow a prescribed care plan, perform ADLs, and participate in daily tasks to maintain safety and comfort for residents in an onsite environment.

The role requires a Texas CNA certification, CPR/First Aid, and at least one year of related experience. You will work within a supportive team, documenting care and assisting in dining, mobility, and activity

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum one-year related experience.
• Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification.
• CPR/First Aid certified.
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures including infection control.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of shift.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.
• Make frequent resident rounds on a regular basis to check the physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness of residents.
• Provide excellent, safe services in care and treatment including: bathing; feeding; oral care; intake of food; dressing; care of hair and nails; moving residents from area to area; responding to calls, etc.
• Provide a broad range of cleaning/sanitary services, including: emptying and/or cleaning of urinals, commodes, bedpans; showers, wheelchairs and other equipment, timely and proficiently.
• Accurately and timely document Activities for Daily Living (ADL’s), intakes and outputs and other appropriate information on charts.
• Wake residents, assist with morning grooming and move resident to dining room as needed.
• Change soiled and unsoiled linen; distribute clean towels frequently throughout shift.
• Ensure resident safety by immediately detecting, correcting and reporting situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries.
• Observe and immediately report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs, as required.
• Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
• Pick up meal trays timely; distribute snacks daily.
• Encourage and actively participate in restorative measures; assist in activities.
• Professionally intervene in resident disputes or disruptive behavior, if necessary, to maintain proper facility harmony and resident safety.
• Perform other tasks in support of your team including: staff nursing station and answer phones as needed; assist in dining room with meal serving and feeding as needed; and work schedules, assignments and units as requested.
• Follow the Buckner 5STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance or information.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Buckner Retirement Services seeks a Certified Nurse Aide to provide compassionate resident care at our San Angelo, TX community. You will follow a prescribed care plan, perform ADLs, and participate in daily tasks to maintain safety and comfort for residents in an onsite environment.

The role requires a Texas CNA certification, CPR/First Aid, and at least one year of related experience. You will work within a supportive team, documenting care and assisting in dining, mobility, and activity