Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant

Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC is seeking a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant for the day and evening shift, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. also 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. This position is offered competitive pay and an excellent benefits package.

About Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

We provide the highest quality of care for the Jackson senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment. This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.

Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients.

CNA Summary of Duties:

• Provides individualized attention and nursing care in accordance with resident care plan which includes communicating, assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, turning, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, and range of motion, as appropriate.
• Observes and reports changes in resident conditions to Supervisor.
• Performs tasks assigned by Supervisor including vital signs, residents' weights, applying non-prescription creams / ointments and collecting specimens.
• Escorts residents to dining room, assists with feeding, and verifies meal consumption.
• Passes supplements, snacks, and fluids to residents per protocol and verifies consumption.
• Maintains clean, neat and organized work environment.
• Protects the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly reports missing items to Supervisor per protocol.
• Answers resident call lights promptly and courteously.
• Assists with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home upon admission.
• Escorts residents to appointments, including beauty shop, activities, church services, and participates in activities and functions as directed.
• Completes certified nursing assistant electronic records, documenting care provided and other information in accordance with Facility policy and procedures.
• Participates in the training and orientation of new staff by demonstrating a positive, helpful, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Identifies and appropriately responds to potential and/or actual behavioral outbursts