Registry Certified Nursing Associate

DuPage County; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Pension

Holidays

Vacation

Sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

DuPage County seeks a Registry Certified Nursing Associate for the Kenneth Moy Care Center. Base rate is $20.00/hour plus tenure payments by year of CNA experience. You will join a unionized care team and work a minimum number of shifts with required holidays.

Strong state CNA credentials and active registry status are essential. Responsibilities include direct resident care, meals, hygiene, vital signs, and safety transfers.

Qualifications

• Completion of the State of Illinois Certified Nurse’s Aide Training Program.
• Passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test.
• Must be registered as active with a clear record on the State of Illinois registry.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Changing, feeding, and bathing residents; attending to personal and grooming needs.
• Serving meals to residents and feeding those unable to feed themselves.
• Performing incontinence checks on every resident every two hours.
• Providing basic skin care to residents.
• Noting any unusual changes and reporting to the RN.
• Transferring residents to and from commode, bed and wheelchair.
• Taking residents’ temperatures and vital signs.
• Turning and positioning immobile residents every two hours.
• Maintaining resident quarters in neat and orderly condition.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Mobility assistance

Documentation

Education

Illinois CNA Training Program

Job description

Position Summary

We are pleased to offer the opportunity to work as a Registry Certified Nursing Associate within the Kenneth Moy Care Center.

Base rate

Base rate for a Certified Nursing Aide is $20.00 per hour plus additional hourly tenure payment based on years of experience as a C.N.A.

Experience As a Certified Nursing Aide Hourly Tenure Payment

• 1 Year $1.50
• 2 Years $2.50
• 3 Years $3.50
• 4 Years $4.50
• 5 Years $5.50
• 6 or more Years $6.50

Schedule requirements

As part of our registry team, you will work a minimum of eight (8) shifts per calendar month, six (6) of which must be weekend days. All shifts worked must be eight (8) hours. Total number of hours worked per year must not exceed 1,000 hours.

As part of your schedule, you will be required to work a minimum of:

• One (1) major summer holiday: Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), or Labor Day.
• One (1) major winter holiday: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day
• As well as two (2) additional County holidays: Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, or Day after Thanksgiving

Position unit

This position is assigned to the AFSCME Council 31 (Care Center) Bargaining Unit

DuPage County Equal Opportunity Employer

DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Responsibilities

• Changing, feeding, and bathing residents; attending to other personal and grooming needs
• Serving meals to residents and feeding those unable to feed themselves
• Performing incontinence checks on every resident every two hours
• Providing basic skin care to residents
• Noting any unusual changes in residents condition and reporting them to the RN
• Transferring residents to and from commode, bed and wheelchair
• Taking residents’ temperatures and vital signs
• Turning and positioning immobile residents every two hours
• Maintaining resident quarters in neat and orderly condition

Requirements

• Completion of the State of Illinois Certified Nurse’s Aide Training Program
• Passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test
• Must be registered as active with a clear record on the State of Illinois registry
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Candidates that have the State of Illinois Certified Nurse’s Aide Training Program completed without a passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test must receive a passing score within 120 days of employment.

A post offer physical is required.

A pre-employment background check is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and /or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.

Work Environment

The work environment for this position regularly includes working with residents and attending to their daily needs. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to quiet.

Benefits

DuPage County offers a complete benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. Limited benefits are also offered for eligible part-time positions.

To learn more details, visit our Benefits page.

Eligibility Questions

01 This position requires completion of the State of Illinois Certified Nurse's Aide Training Program. Do you possess this requirement?

• Yes
• No

02 This position requires a passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test or the ability to obtain a passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test must receive a passing score within 120 days of employment. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

03 Are you registered as active with a clear record on the State of Illinois registry?

• Yes
• No

04 Are you 18 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

05 Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation? Heavy Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and /or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.

• Yes
• No

06 What shift(s) are you available to work? (Select all that apply)

• 1st Shift- 7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
• 2nd Shift- 3:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
• 3rd Shift- 11:00 p.m.- 7:00 a.m.
• Required Question