Full-Time CNA: Empower Care & Independence

Easterseals Redwood; Fort Mitchell (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

PTO and Extended Illness Time

Health Insurance options

401 K Retirement Plan with a company…

Dental and Vision Insurance options

Disability Insurance options

Education and Professional Development

Free daily lunch (Kentucky campus)

Humana Employee Assistance Plan

10 Paid holidays

Job summary

Easterseals Redwood is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide compassionate, hands-on care for adults with disabilities and other program participants in Kentucky. The role emphasizes personal care, daily living support, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

As a CNA, you will guide development, assist with hygiene, train families, and use assistive technology to promote independence, while participating in regular activities to maintain health and well-being.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma or GED
• Certification as a nursing assistant (for CNA's only)
• One-year experience providing services to adults with disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to promote physical, communication, and social/emotional development and functional independence for self-care
• Provides personal assistance for personal hygiene, grooming, toileting, and other activities of daily living based on individualized care plans
• Supports efforts to reinforce, instruct, and train parents/guardians/other caregivers regarding the adult’s care needs.
• Expands the range of experience for adults through opportunities for full/partial participation in personal care activities/daily routines.
• Sets up and teaches adults how to use assistive/adaptive technology to perform personal care tasks.
• Engages adults in appropriate physical activity to build strength, endurance, and range of motion.
• Shapes the development of social/emotional skills by encouraging communication with others, modeling positive social skills, redirecting, implementing established behavior management programs as directed, and purposefully mentoring the development of personal responsibility.
• Observes the health status of adults throughout the day. Ensures adults exhibiting signs of illness or injury have access to prompt nursing/medical attention from the onsite nursing department.
• Communicates pertinent information regarding each adult’s care and wellbeing to the team leads, program manager and director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Certified Nursing Assistant

ADL support

Patient care

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Nursing assistant certification

Job description

Easterseals Redwood is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide compassionate, hands-on care for adults with disabilities and other program participants in Kentucky. The role emphasizes personal care, daily living support, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

As a CNA, you will guide development, assist with hygiene, train families, and use assistive technology to promote independence, while participating in regular activities to maintain health and well-being.