Long Term Care Certified Nursing Assistant Full Time Day Shift Gaylord MI

Munson Healthcare; Gaylord (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare Careers is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide essential support to nursing staff and assist residents with daily living activities in accordance with care plans. You will help with mobility, feeding, and documentation while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires Michigan CNA certification, High School diploma or GED, and current CPR/BLS. Vaccination requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the State of Michigan.
• Completion of a state-approved CNA training program within required timelines.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides supportive services to nurses and staff and performs duties as assigned.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living per care plans and policies.
• Aids mobility, lifting, turning, positioning, and transporting residents as needed.
• Coordinates dining room services including setup, delivery, feeding, and documentation.
• Delivers nutritional supplements and documents intake and assistance as required.
• Assists with weighing residents and reports changes to nurse/supervisor.
• Tracks skin condition; reports pressure areas or skin issues to nurse/supervisor.
• Assists with toileting program activities for residents.
• Completes flow sheets daily and documents resident progress per supervisor.
• Keeps nurse/supervisor informed of factors affecting work performance.
• Reports changes in resident condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.

Skills

Resident care

Documentation

CPR/BLS certified

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Michigan CNA certification or state-approved training

Job description

Job Description

• Provides supportive services to nurse(s) and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned.
• Assists resident with or perform activities of daily living for residents in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Assists resident with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Coordinates dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including set-up and clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
• Delivers nutritional supplements to residents at assigned times and provides assistance as necessary to ensure intake. Documents intake accordingly.
• Assists with weighing residents according to facility policy, and records weight in designated locations. Reports weight changes to nurse and supervisor.
• Assists with tracking the condition of the resident’s skin. Reports any presence of pressure areas, skin breakdown or skin tears to nurse and supervisor.
• Assists nursing staff in carrying out toileting program activities.
• Completes flow sheets daily to indicate that the specified task was done. Documents the progress of each resident as directed by supervisor.
• Keeps nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with being able to perform the work as assigned (i.e. resident refusal, reassigned to nursing unit).
• Reports change in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the State of Michigan, or completion of a State-approved training program within one month of hire and certification acquired within 4 months of hire as required by the state.
• Current CPR/BLS certification

Vaccination Requirement

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.