Care Specialist - Cna

Job Description

Job Description

Join us at VitaCare Living as a Care Specialist - CNA, where you'll be part of a team that truly makes a difference in the lives of others. You'll provide compassionate care to our residents, supporting them in their daily activities and helping to add life to their years.

At VitaCare Living, we focus on creating a purpose-driven community where both residents and staff thrive. Our commitment to employee development ensures that you'll have opportunities to grow your career in a supportive environment. Embrace the chance to work in a setting that values community, dignity, and purpose every day.

All Shifts Available. Flexible Scheduling.

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$17 - $22 hourly

• Sustain quality companionship and provide psychological and emotional support for patients and their family members
• Implement care plans as directed by the case manager, and keep updated and accurate care records

• Administer Medications: Dispense medications as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN), maintaining an annual error rate of no more than one mistake.
• Resident Response: Attend to resident call lights within 10 minutes to ensure responsive and attentive care.
• Light Housekeeping: Perform regular light housekeeping in resident rooms at least once weekly to promote a clean and comfortable living space.
• Service Charting: Accurately document all services provided without missing tasks, ensuring compliance with company standards.
• Assistance with ADLs: Support residents in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) according to each individual’s Client Service Plan, with a zero-tolerance policy for missed tasks.

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is highly valuable- approved home health aide training programs from community colleges are accepted
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs, you may be required to stoop, bend, reach, and transfer patients up to 250 lbs as needed

• Extreme Ownership:  Demonstrates accountability, ownership of outcomes, and proactively removes obstacles.
• Resourcefulness:  Finds effective solutions even with limited resources and independently seeks knowledge.
• Passion for Purpose (Big Why):  Possesses a strong, genuine dedication to serving and caring for vulnerable adults.
• Commitment to Growth:  Actively pursues self-improvement and team betterment each day.
• Humility:  Embraces a solutions-focused attitude, welcomes feedback, and puts egos aside for the best outcome.
• Reliability: Shows up on time, prepared, and ready to deliver dependable support.
• Gratitude:  Maintains a positive outlook, seeking and appreciating the good in all situations.

We believe in living with a purpose outside ourselves. VitaCare Living - Ladysmith is a community full of people with purpose. Our residents wake up each day with another chance to grow and improve the world around them. Our staff work each day alongside people they care deeply about, in careers that build growth, purpose, and fulfillment.

VitaCare Living is an established Assisted Living and Memory Care provider with one purpose: to add LIFE to the years of our residents and staff. With 17 locations across two states, we care for over 300 residents in smaller, comfortable settings that put community, dignity, and purpose first.