Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Committed to promoting wellness, healing, and independence for all lives we touch.

Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing is looking for dedicated and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to join the team! 

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Dental insurance

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

About us:  Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing is a skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation center. We are resident-centered and quality-focused! We are committed to creating a nurturing, family-like atmosphere where staff develop meaningful relationships with residents and where exceptional patient outcomes are the standard.

Responsibilities of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA):

• Provide personal care (i.e., grooming, bathing, dressing, oral care, etc.) of residents daily and as needed.

• Change bed linen and maintain appropriate grooming supplies in resident room on a regular basis.

• Ambulate and transfer residents, utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.

• Record resident vital signs, weights and measurements, intake and output, food consumption, and other information, as assigned.

• Recognize a resident’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the care giving environment.

• Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of care. Provide input to the nurses for development of the plan of care.

• Provide adequate hydration to residents at regular intervals each day according to specific resident needs.

• Keep an accurate record of food intake and output, as directed.

• Maintain established housekeeping standards within assigned duty areas.

• Be alert for proper ventilation, temperature, light and noise control.

• Take TPR (temperature, pulse, & rate), blood pressure, weighing of residents, etc., as directed.

• Assist in the orientation and training of other staff, as requested.

• Other special projects and duties, as assigned.

 

Requirements of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA):

• Current Nursing Assistant certification from state

• Current/active CPR certification, preferred.

• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.

• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, Internet and Intranet navigation.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.

• Ability to lift fifty (50) or more pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.

• Able to stand and/or walk for more than four (4) hours per day.

• Able to bend and/or stoop for more than one (1) hour at a time.