Certified Nurse Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant

Marycrest Manor, a faith-based skilled nursing facility is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our dynamic healthcare team. In this vital role, you will provide each of your residents with daily nursing care and restorative services in accordance with the physician's order, resident's assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your Charge Nurse/ Licensed Nurse and RN Supervisors.

Responsibilities:

• Greet all visitors in a friendly manner.
• Complete all continuing education requirements to maintain active and current State certification or license.
• Ambulate residents to dining room or to sit in chair for all meals. Encourage residents to walk if they are able to ambulate safely.
• Pass correct meal trays to residents and set up completely for each meal.
• Pass resident's nourishment twice daily during morning shift. Once during evening shift.
• Assist in hydration program. Monitor and encourage those in feeding program. Encourage independence.
• Perform active/passive range-of-motion daily during residents' bath/shower.
• Assist residents with shower or bed bath daily.
• Ambulate residents to bathroom. Follow through on bowel and bladder program, toilet residents per schedule. Complete documentation appropriately.
• Observe and adhere to safety and infection control procedures. Soiled linen to be placed only in the soiled linen containers.
• Account for residents' dentures, glasses, hearing aids, beginning and end of shift.
• Follow facility protocol personal / facility laundry.
• Transport residents to and from all activities daily. Ambulate whenever able.
• Always keep resident's room neat and tidy daily. Keep resident's closet organized, neat and tidy daily.
• Take vital signs within 5 minutes as ordered and/or requested.
• Organize and prioritize workload. Follow all safety procedures and other regulations established in the employee handbook. Respect privacy of residents always. Keep noise level to minimal, maintain a peaceful environment.
• Complete documentation timely, thoroughly and within 5 minutes of shift end. Check with Charge nurse prior to leaving to ensure documentation is done.
• Empty trash in residents' room at end of shift. Successfully complete Marycrest Manor's orientation program. Consistently participate in on-going training and in-service program.

Position Requirements:

• GED certification or high school diploma.
• Must be currently certified by the State of California for Long-Term Care Facilities as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA)
• Current state certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently. Computer literacy in Windows and Web based programs including, but not limited to, all Microsoft Office programs. Working knowledge in the use of the Electronic Charting system.
• Must to able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of the facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• Must be willing to perform tasks that may involve exposure to the resident's blood/body fluids.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Shift: First

Salary Range: $21.52 - $24.00- Depending on Experience

Location: Marycrest Manor

About the Organization: The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles celebrate 90 years of service to the Los Angeles Archdiocese through apostolic works in health care, education and spiritual retreats.