SL- Certified Nursing Assistant Trainee - SNF

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. in Birmingham, AL is offering a paid CNA training opportunity. You will be paid for time worked while attending 6 weeks of classes at East Glen from Monday to Friday 7a-3:30p.

After successful training and certification, you will join the team providing routine daily personal care and ADL support per each resident's plan of care. This role emphasizes documentation, observing changes, meals, mobility, and transport, in a compassionate care setting.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current Alabama CNA certification or obtain certification within 120 days of hire.
• Experience as a CNA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care and activities of daily living (ADL's) care to residents.
• Keeps residents rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Documents care as instructed and required.
• Reports changes in resident condition to charge nurse.
• Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Monitors and records vital signs.
• Encourages residents to participate in activity programs.
• Assists with meals and feeding.
• Responds to call lights promptly.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Skills

ADL care

Vital signs monitoring

Resident assistance

Education

CNA certification (Alabama)

Job description

While completing CNA training, you will be paid for your time worked. Classes are held at East Glen from Monday through Friday 7a-330p for about 6 weeks. Once training is complete, you will take a test, and become certified.

Summary of Duties

Responsible for providing residents with routine daily personal care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and plan of care as directed.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides personal care and activities of daily living (ADL's) care to residents including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
• Keeps residents rooms and resident care areas clean and neat.
• Participates in the orientation of new residents to facility.
• Documents care as instructed and required.
• Reports all changes in the resident's condition (i.e., areas of redness, skin tears, bruising, mental status change, eating habits, etc.) to the charge nurse.
• Checks assigned residents routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
• Assists in transporting resident to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
• Monitors and records vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration and reports any changes in condition to the nursing staff.
• Encourages resident to participate in activity programs and assists as needed.
• Performs restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing appropriate techniques.
• Serves meals and assist with feeding as necessary.
• Responds to call lights and resident requests promptly and courteously.
• Performs other duties as directed and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience

Must possess a current and valid Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of Alabama or obtain certification within 120 days of hire. Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.