Home Health CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Adara Home Health offers fulfilling home care careers to professionals looking for flexibility and the ability to manage their own schedule. Join our team and work for an employer who values each employee as an individual and respects everyone's need for work-life balance.

This is a full time position that offers a flexible schedule during office hours Monday - Friday. This position will require you to travel to client's homes to provide 1:1 client care that may take 1-3 hours per client.

This position reports to the Mendota Heights, MN office and provides services in Bloomington, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove and surrounding cities.

Benefits include paid travel and mileage reimbursement, paid time off, recognition program, employee referral program, mobile provider discounts, medical, vision, life, and pet insurance, 401k 100% vested, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays.

Major responsibilities include assisting with personal cares such as bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting, routine catheter and colostomy care, ambulation, transfers or positioning, performing simple dressing changes, assisting with physician-ordered medications, performing simple procedures as an extension of therapy services, reporting changes in the client's condition and needs, performing household services essential to health care at home, completing the appropriate records to document care given and pertinent observations, communicating effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, maintaining a safe client environment, maintaining client confidentiality, understanding, accepting and responding to the emotional needs of each client, participating in in-service programs to meet compliance requirements, accepting and fulfilling assignments, understanding and following infection control policies, assisting with precepting other CNA's, and performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by RN.

Physical/environmental demands involve heavy to very heavy physical demands -- involves lifting client, bending, stooping and stretching. Must be adaptable to a variety of environments and settings in the community. Must assess physical and emotional needs and be able to respond appropriately. Must have car or bus capability. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for heavy work.

Qualifications include currently or have previously been on the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registry or successfully completed a formal certification training program and passed a written test and competency evaluation, the certificate must not have been revoked, suspended, and without limitations or restrictions, be at least eighteen (18) years of age, or if 16-17 years of age, has participated in a related school based job training program or completed a certified HHA Competency Evaluation, have at least six months experience in a health care facility, have demonstrated sympathetic attitude toward care of others who are vulnerable, possess the ability to read, write and carry out directions, possess the maturity to deal effectively with the demands of the job, have demonstrated the ability to work with little supervision and make appropriate judgements, have demonstrated dependability, tact and ability to follow orders, proof of negative mantoux or documentation of negative chest x-ray, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation in order to travel to multiple company business stops a day, a valid driver's license and proof of car insurance when using a personal vehicle for company business, have U.S. Citizenship or evidence of valid Alien Work Permit, disclose any conviction and criminal history records pertaining to any crime related to the provision of health services, and pass initial and ongoing background studies and screenings including but not limited to those of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Federal Office of the Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities.