Nurse Aide - Fulltime

Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Assistance

Job summary

Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli in Harlingen, TX, is seeking a Nurse Aide in Training. This full-time position provides the opportunity for hands-on training and education assistance to become a Certified Nurse Aide.

The ideal candidate will have good customer service skills, be reliable, and work well in teams. Responsibilities include providing comfort and safety for residents, assisting with daily care tasks, and maintaining accurate medical records.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is highly preferred.
• Experience as a caregiver is preferred.
• Good communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide residents with comfort and safety.
• Assist in daily care tasks such as bathing and feeding.
• Utilize and log care in Electronic Medical Records system.
• Measure and record vital signs.
• Observe and report changes in residents' conditions.

Skills

Good customer service

Reliability

Team player

Strong work ethic

Good communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Harlingen, TX 78550. Position Type: Full Time. Education Level: High School. Travel Percentage: None. Job Shift: 2pm-10pm.

Overview

Nurse Aide in Training is a program that allows the employee to receive online and on the floor training as a Nurse Aide. Those that provide good customer service, are reliable, are team players, and have a strong work ethic will become eligible for Education Assistance to become a Certified Nurse Aide. Depending on availability and the employee’s learning preferences, Education Assistance will be provided at NO COST through one of the following avenues:

• Classes on or offsite at a Regency location.
• A local program offered by a community college or technical school.
• An internship and a waiver to skip the class but be able to pass a skills check and practice exam provided by the facility, that qualifies the employee to schedule for testing.

What does a Nurse Aide and CNA do in skilled nursing?

Responsibilities

• Provide residents with comfort and safety, including being able to detect and report situations that may cause resident accidents or injuries.
• Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
• Assist in customary daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment such as bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair, nails, moving residents from area to area, lifting, and transferring.
• Utilize and log care provided into Electronic Medical Records system.
• Measure and record vital signs.
• Observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to residents to nursing staff.
• Maintain care of equipment and supplies.
• Walk with ambulatory residents or push in a wheelchair as required.
• Safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting in excess of 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Answer call lights in a timely manner, trying to address the need of the resident or determine if assistance is needed from a Charge Nurse or another department.
• Always provide good customer service - tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
• Other duties as assigned by Administrator or Nurse Management.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED is highly preferred.

Experience as a caregiver is preferred.

Good communication skills.