Building: Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre

Pay Range: $17.50/hr - $28/hr (wage is determined by license type, experience, and shift)

Shifts: 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, 10pm-6am

Holiday Pay

Overtime Available

Professional Qualifications:

• Must be Certified Nursing Assistant or in a State recognized and approved training program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Actively on State registry and without any findings.
• If certified in a State other than Indiana, must be an applicant to take the applicable State Nursing Assistant certification exam.
• Must have the ability to read, write and follow written instructions and document care given.
• Must possess a current health certificate/examination required by State agencies.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate patience, tact in dealing with residents, families, representatives, visitors, and employees.
• Must display good emotional health and be capable of extended periods of standing, bending and heavy lifting.
• Capable of following instructions and able to complete records under supervision.
• Ability to move throughout most of the working day and to perform repetitive lifting and movement of residents.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Willingness to work with realization that errors may have serious consequences for residents.
• Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks.
• Ability to work under supervision and to cooperate with other staff.

Essential Job Functions:

• Observe and report any changes in resident’s health status to the Charge Nurse on an ongoing basis.
• Provide assistance with activities of daily living (i.e., bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, skin care) according to plan of care.
• Report to supervisor at the beginning and end of each tour of duty.
• Attend all in-service education programs required of the nursing assistants.
• Report to supervisor immediately when observing any unusual or significant change(s) in a resident’s physical or behavioral condition.
• Document all care given and observations made while providing care.
• Contact Charge Nurse to report absences, schedule or change lunch or rest breaks, leave early, change work schedule, change work station and resolve job related problems.
• Bathe residents as instructed.
• Provide complete baths at frequency stated in nursing care policies, or individual resident plan of care.
• Provide partial bath on days when complete bath is not given.
• Bathe as necessary when bed linen and/or clothing is wet or soiled.
• Provide extra care to the skin of incontinent and bedfast residents; those who have been sitting in chairs for long periods of time and as instructed.
• Assist residents to and from chairs and into and out of bed, always using good body mechanics.
• Assist with ambulating residents, as instructed.
• Assist with ambulating residents using special devices, as instructed.
• Change positions of bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours, using good body alignment and anti-contracture devices as instructed.
• Shave, trim, shampoo and comb hair of residents as instructed.
• Clean and trim nails, as instructed.
• Assist residents with oral hygiene, as instructed.
• Toilet residents, as needed.
• Clean and store equipment and personal care items. When caring for a resident, the CNA is responsible for keeping the room clean and in good order (including making beds).
• Observe all infection control procedures as instructed.
• Ensure fresh ice is available to resident, unless otherwise instructed.
• Assist with meal service (staff shall encourage each resident to be as independent as possible).
• Assist residents to designated eating areas.
• Serve food trays; feed and assist those needing assistance as instructed.
• Report to your supervisor any change in resident’s appetite. Monitor all diabetics carefully, notify nurse of decreased meal consumption.
• Accurately record meal intake as designated.
• Provide residents with post-meal grooming assistance as needed and clean dining areas after meal service, as instructed.
• Treat all residents with dignity, kindness and respect.
• Every call light and alarm is yours to answer promptly and courteously. Consider each light an emergency until answered.
• Pass nourishments and snacks to residents as assigned and report to nurse those who refuse.
• Obtain weights and heights, as scheduled.
• Properly apply, release and document restraints, as instructed.
• Provide range of motion to residents as instructed during a.m. and p.m. care.
• Ensure privacy is afforded to the resident.
• Accurately record intake and output as instructed.
• Position all residents’ tubings and collection bags, as instructed.
• Wash hands before and after providing direct resident care.
• Provide proof of annual Nurse Aide Registry renewal.
• Function within the limits of Nurse Aide Training.
• Comply with all Federal and State regulatory requirements.
• Implement the resident’s care plan as assigned by the supervisor.
• Receive and complete resident care assignments and other duties as assigned.
• Seek assistance of supervisor when unsure of assignment, procedure, or situation.
• Report immediately malfunctioning call lights and other equipment.
• Assist residents in care for their clothing and personal property.
• Clean up all spills immediately, placing caution signs, if indicated.
• Keep information concerning your residents confidential.
• Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor or other professional nursing staff that fall within the scope of practice of the nursing assistant.

Physical, Sensory, and Communication Requirements:

• Ability to read and write in English, ability to communicate with residents, families, personnel and support agencies and ability to remain calm under stress.
• Bending, lifting, walking, grasping, fine hand coordination, ability to distinguish smells, tastes and temperatures, ability to discern colors, ability to hear and respond to pages.