Certified Nursing Assistant 1st shift - Tue-Sat

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a Certified Nursing Assistant for our Residential PV5 Program. This position will be located at 66 Clinic Dr. New Britain, CT 06051. Tuesday - Saturday, 7:30am - 3:30pm.

Compensation Range: The salary range for this position starts at $20.00 per hour.

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.

Position Summary: Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for the tasks of personal care and incidental activities of daily living for adults in a 24/7 supervised living environment. Performs care and delegated tasks as directed by client’s interdisciplinary recovery plan and/or supervisor and/or program nurse.

• Provides for client’s personal hygiene, grooming, and comfort needs, i.e., toileting and elimination, bathing and showing assistance, skin and nail care assistance, foot care, laundry assistance, and oral hygiene assistance.
• Assists with ambulation, transfers, and range of motion exercises as needed.
• Utilizes infection control measures such as hand washing and personnel protective equipment.
• Performs client related procedures such as but not limited to: measuring and documenting input and output, blood glucose monitoring, urine specimen collection, measurement of vital signs, and weight.
• Administers non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, and sitz and therapeutic baths.
• Supervises self-administration of medication with clients as scheduled, following protocols as trained.
• Observes and reports condition of the client to appropriate supervisor.
• Transports and assists clients as needed to medical appointments.
• Completes all placement requirements established by the agency and the educational facility.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Successful direct care experience in relevant mental health setting with a solid understanding of Mental Health conditions, preferably a minimum of one year.
• Must have valid driver’s license.
• Will become certified in MANDT, First Aid, and CPR.
• Participate in trainings on an annual basis, as assigned.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages.
• 403(b)-retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.
• 11 observed holidays.
• 3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend.
• 2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year.
• Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service.
• Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year’s (except 24/7 programs)
  * must be approved annually.
• Company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household.
• Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance’s academic partnerships.
• Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.
• Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment.
• Free employee subscriptions to the calm app.
• An…