Certified nursing assistant (cna)

Job Details:

Level: Entry

Job Location: GreenField Health and Rehabilitation - Lancaster, NY 14086

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School

Salary Range: $18.25 - $24.25 Hourly

Job Category: Health Care

Shift: 630am-7pm, 3pm-11pm, 630pm-7am, 11pm-7am

Employees are an important part of life at The GreenFields! Not only do they help our residents to achieve their goals, but they also help them to maintain an optimal quality of life. We're looking for caring, compassionate employees to join our team and to help us fulfill our mission to deliver the area's BEST senior care!

Position Summary:

The CNA administers nursing care to designated residents under the direction of a registered or licensed nurse. Coordinates and supports the activities of our resident units and actively participates in the direct care of the resident, by following the specific approaches as stated in the plan of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receives assignments which will include resident’s names and room numbers to whom they must deliver care on that shift.
• Uses the Resident Care Record freely to have total awareness of resident’s ability.
• Provides resident care as assigned which includes baths (bed and whirlpool), oral hygiene, assistance in transfer to and from the bathroom, offers bedpans and urinals, always keeps incontinent resident clean and dry, changes bed linens as often as necessary.
• Transfers, ambulates, and positions residents to ensure comfort, prevent pressure sores & maintain & promote optimal level of function.
• Provides personal grooming as part of the resident care, e.g., trims nails, keeps resident’s hair combed and shampooed as necessary and shaves male resident’s daily.
• Gives restorative care which includes exercise; instructs and encourages residents in self-help measures and activities.
• Prepares residents for meals, serves, and collects trays, feeds, or assists in feeding residents, provides nourishments when indicated, encourages & monitors meal acceptance and distributes fresh water.
• Helps prepare residents for tests, X-rays and visits by physician, dentist and podiatrist, occupational therapy, physical therapy and recreational activities.
• Maintains appropriate techniques in all resident care to prevent spread of disease and infection.
• Observes resident & informs nurse of any change in attitude, reaction, appetite or any other physical significant change as they occur.

Qualifications:

Position Requirements: Certified Nurse Assistant

EXPERIENCE: Proper experience in nursing home or hospital setting desirable. Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: High school graduate desired but not required.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Sense of responsibility, moral integrity, and loyalty. Sincere desire to work with the aged. Patience and compassion are essential.

Working Conditions:

Stands and walks most of shift. Subject to many interruptions and changes of priorities. Frequent contact with residents, employees, and families. Required to make decisions within the established guidelines.

EOE Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.