Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA

Overview

Certified Nursing Assistants join us at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation to make a difference!

FT, All shifts, every other weekend and Power Weekend 2nd/3rd shift options available!

If you are looking for a career that can make a difference, then Englewood Health and Rehabilitation is the place for you. Our work family is made up of a variety of talented and committed team members who are dedicated to making a difference in the lives they serve. Each employee contributes their unique skills and abilities with the key goal of enabling our residents to reach and maintain their highest functional abilities.

Every job matters at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center. We believe in what we do and know our hands make a difference.

• Competitive starting wage with additional pay for experience
• Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today!
• Monthly Celebrations and recognitions
• Quarterly Education Bonus Program
• Medical, Dental and Vision Programs
• Paid Life Insurance
• Quarterly Education Bonus
• up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement/year
• Paid Sick and Vacation Leave

Primary Job Function:
The primary purpose of a Certified Nursing Assistant is providing for the daily care, health needs, safety and comfort of the residents under the supervision and direction of a Staff Nurse.

Primary Responsibilities For a Certified Nursing Assistant:

• Receiving and following written/verbal care assignments and providing for the daily care of residents. This includes
  • Assisting residents with bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, skin care, grooming, nail care and dressing needs;
  • Feeding residents, providing bedside water, providing snacks, and transferring residents to and from dining areas as needed and in compliance with nutritional plan of care;
  • Checking catheters frequently and providing catheter care as assigned by nurse;
  • Assisting residents, including bedfast and comatose residents, in turning, positioning, exercising, transferring and ambulation as needed per facility protocol;
  • Answering resident call lights and responding to resident’s request for assistance in a timely manner in accordance to facility policy;
  • Maintaining resident rooms by making bed or changing bed linens, cleaning bedside table and organizing personal belongings, as needed;
  • Observing and reporting any signs of change in the resident’s appetite, skin condition, or behaviors that are out of the ordinary and according to facility policy;
  • Offering emotional support and actively listening to residents which will help them develop trust and achieve independence in daily living;
  • Maintaining the confidentiality of all residents and their care to ensure resident rights and privacy are protected at all times;
  • Reporting and documenting resident and/or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints or allegations according to the facility’s policy and procedure using the designated occurrence reporting system.
• Providing medical record documentation in accordance with facility policy as indicated by
  • Taking and monitoring vital signs, intake and outputs, weights, and meal consumptions as assigned by staff nurse;
  • Complying with documentation requirements for functional maintenance plans, 24 hour reports, CNA flow sheets, monthly intake logs, BM flow records, behavior management records, toileting plans, shower lists, skin care audits, cleaning schedules, protective device usage and other records as assigned.
• Complying with safety requirements, infection control measures, and maintaining a clean work environment in accordance with facility policy as indicated by
  • Using protective devices (side rails, Geri chairs and poseys) appropriately and under the direction of the staff nurse;
  • Abiding by all emergency protocols for crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, tornado preparation, violent residents, Wander guard alarms, door alarms, and other facility policies as assigned;
  • Reporting any forms of abuse witnessed or aware of to the nurse manager immediately;
  • Following infection control and universal precautions procedures;
  • Following periodic cleaning schedules for equipment and returning equipment to proper area after use, and
  • Ensuring the nursing service…