Nursing Assistant

Shrewsburyhc; Northern, Shrewsbury (KY, MA); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Shrewsburyhc in Kentucky seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide routine daily nursing care to residents per assessment and care plan. You will collaborate with supervisors and nursing staff to ensure quality care in a demanding center.

The role requires a CNA license, fluent English, ability to move and lift residents, and willingness to work in a team with flexible hours. Strong communication and compassion are essential to support residents and families.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must demonstrate ability to provide care appropriate to adult and elderly residents.
• Must be able to work as a team member and support team concept.
• Must be able to make independent decisions when necessary.
• Must be able to interact tactfully with residents, staff, and visitors.
• Must handle mental and emotional stress and have patience and enthusiasm.
• Must meet health requirements including medical examination.
• Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds and assist with resident mobility.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine daily nursing care and services per resident care plan.
• Support residents, family members, and staff within the nursing service area.

Skills

English fluency

Teamwork

Independent decisions

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Stamina

Education

High school education (10th grade)

Certified Nursing Assistant License (CNA)

Job description

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors.

Delegation of Authority

As a Certified Nursing Assistant you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Job Functions

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Working Conditions

• Works throughout the nursing service area (i.e., drug rooms, nurses’ stations, resident rooms, etc.).
• Moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with nursing personnel and other department personnel.
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Education

Must possess, as a minimum, a 10th grade education.

Experience

Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of this state.

Specific Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of team work and team concept.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Physical and Sensory Requirements
• (With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this Center, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the Center.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.