Certified Nursing Associate (CNA) - Full-Time and Part-Time

Certified Nursing Associate

We are pleased to announce a new job opportunity at DuPage County government. We currently have full-time and part-time positions for Certified Nursing Associate for first, second and third shift within the Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center. This position is eligible for our complete benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. As a team member at DuPage County, you will also have access to time off with pay on Designated Holidays or holiday pay if required to work, Vacation time, Sick time and Personal days. Part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for medical and dental coverage. Part-Time Employees are not eligible for Tuition Reimbursment. The hourly tenure payment is based on years of experience as a C.N.A. and is in addition to the base hourly pay rate of $18.04.

Responsibilities include: Changing, feeding, and bathing residents; attending to other personal and grooming needs; serving meals to residents and feeding those unable to feed themselves; performing incontinence checks on every resident every two hours; providing basic skin care to residents; noting any unusual changes in residents condition and reporting them to the RN; transferring residents to and from commode, bed and wheelchair; taking residents' temperatures and vital signs; turning and positioning immobile residents every two hours; maintaining resident quarters in neat and orderly condition.

Requirements include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience: High School Diploma or GED; completion of the State of Illinois Certified Nurse's Aide Training Program; passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test; must be registered as active with a clear record on the State of Illinois registry; must be 18 years of age or older. Candidates that have the State of Illinois Certified Nurse's Aide Training Program completed without a passing score on the State of Illinois Competency test must receive a passing score within 120 days of employment. A post-offer physical is required. A pre-employment background check is required.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and reach with hands and/or arms to provide personal care, crouch or stoop and lift and transfer a maximum of 50 lbs. independently.