Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Long Term Care 0.6-0.9 Flex

Essentia Health; Minnesota; On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Essentia Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct care to residents in a skilled nursing facility, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity. You will assist with personal hygiene, feeding, documentation, and respond to residents' needs under supervision.

Responsibilities include recognizing changes in resident condition and reporting promptly to the shift nurse, maintaining a clean, safe environment, and helping prevent abuse of vulnerable adults.

Qualifications

• Current registration on applicable state nursing assistant registry or obtains within 4 months of hire/ transfer date.
• If transitioning from the Nursing Assistant – Student position, must have registration upon hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to skilled nursing facility residents, ensuring safety and comfort, within the nursing assistant scope.
• Assist with personal hygiene and nutritional needs for residents.
• Recognize and report changes in resident condition to shift nurse.
• Maintain a safe, clean, attractive environment for residents.
• Identify safety hazards and prevent abuse of vulnerable adults in care of Essentia Health facility.

Job description

Job Description:

Responsible for providing direct care to skilled nursing facility residents and for serving the needs of residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort, within the scope of the nursing assistant role. Provides personal hygiene care, assists with providing for nutritional needs; recognizes and deals with the problems of the aging process, recognizes and promptly report changes in resident condition to shift nurse, and maintains a safe, clean, attractive, and neat environment for the residents. Must be aware of and prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults in the care of the Essentia Health skilled nursing facility. Maintains awareness of safety issues and strives to accomplish all responsibilities in a safe manner. Identifies safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective actions.

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Current registration on applicable state nursing assistant registry or obtains within 4 months of hire/ transfer date. If transitioning from the Nursing Assistant – Student position, must have registration upon hire/transfer.