Temporary NA/CNA, Watkins 1

Heywood Healthcare Inc.; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Heywood Healthcare Inc. is seeking a Nurse Aide (CNA) for 32-hour night shifts (11:00pm - 7:30am), four nights a week, with every other weekend and holidays.

The pay range is $18.50–$28.28 for Nurse Aide and $20.00–$30.00 for CNA, reflecting experience and internal equity. The CNA role involves patient care, environmental and food service duties, with emphasis on safety, accurate documentation, and teamwork in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma preferred
• CPR certification (AHA) required within 60 days of hire
• MOAB class required within 60 days of hire
• Licenses: CNA certification or equivalent; EMT/Paramedic or Patient Care Technician/Assistant or Home Health Aide certification; Nurse Aide program completion; MA CNA licensure (out-of-state acceptable)
• Minimum Work Experience: 1 year in a long term care facility; Med/Surg experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care based on standards of care, protocols and policies under direction of a licensed nurse
• Collects basic health data as directed by a licensed nurse
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, toileting, nutrition, ambulation)
• Maintains clean and safe work environment and documents care and vitals
• Communicates effectively with supervising nurse and health care team
• Participates in learning and orientation of new staff
• Identifies risks to patient safety and helps reduce errors
• Assists with room preparation and meal service; contributes to infection control

Education

High School Diploma

AHA CPR

MOAB class

Certified Nursing Assistant certification

EMT or Paramedic Certification

Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification

Home Health Aide Certification

Nurse Aide program completion

Massachusetts CNA licensure

1 year work experience in long term care

Med/Surg experience preferred

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: 32-Hours, Nights, 11:00pm - 7:30am, 4 nights a week, Sunday through Saturday, Every other weekend and holiday

NURSE AIDE - $18.50 - $28.28

CNA - $20.00 - $30.00

Disclaimer

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary

The C.N.A. acts as a vital member of the patient care delivery team, performing delegated nursing duties, environmental service duties and food service duties to enhance the satisfaction level of the hospitalized patient.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures under direction of a licensed nurse.
• Collects basic health data as directed by a licensed nurse.
• Assists patients with activities of daily care (e.g. personal hygiene, toileting, nutrition, ambulation, etc).
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent patient according to established standards.
• Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
• Provides timely and thorough information on assigned patients to supervising licensed nurse and other health care team members.
• Participates in learning for colleagues and self (attends educational programs, in-services, assist with orientation of new staff).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, shampooing, shaving, brushing teeth, etc.
• Obtains heights and weights of assigned patients per care plan.
• Assists patients with ambulation using appropriate technique (i.e. gait belt).
• Assists patients with turning in bed and transferring from bed to stretcher or chair using appropriate technique (i.e. transfer mattress).
• Provides incontinent care to patients.
• Assists patients with eating and drinking per care plan.
• Maintains and documents fluid intake, output measurements and vital signs on patients per care plan.
• Assists with obtaining late trays as needed.
• Maintains infection control precautions per Infection Control Policy.
• Cleans the food refrigerators on a weekly basis.
• Maintains unit food inventory on a daily basis.
• Prepares room for the next patient by cleaning and making bed.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job‑related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees), reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally crouches (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine), and stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• High School Diplomapreferred
• AHA CPR certificationobtained within 60-days of hire
• MOAB class required within 60 days of hire

Minimum Licences and Certifications

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification required -OR-
• A minimum of 75 hours in an accredited nursing program to include completion of first rotation -OR-
• Active EMT or Paramedic Certification - OR-
• Active Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification -OR-
• Active Home Health Aide Certification
• Successful completion of a Nurse Aide program
• OR previous Massachusetts CNA licensure for Nurse Aide or equivalent from out of state.

Minimum Work Experience

• 1 year experience in a long term care facility.
• Med/Surg experience preferred.