Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant - FULL-TIME

CNAs are an integral part of the ESRW team. They help with training/nursing care for personal hygiene, grooming, toileting, and other activities of daily living.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides guidance to promote physical, communication, and social/emotional development and functional independence for self-care
• Provides personal assistance for personal hygiene, grooming, toileting, and other activities of daily living based on individualized care plans
• Supports efforts to reinforce, instruct, and train parents/guardians/other caregivers regarding the adult's care needs.
• Expands the range of experience for adults through opportunities for full/partial participation in personal care activities/daily routines.
• Sets up and teaches adults how to use assistive/adaptive technology to perform personal care tasks.
• Engages adults in appropriate physical activity to build strength, endurance, and range of motion.
• Shapes the development of social/emotional skills by encouraging communication with others, modeling positive social skills, redirecting, implementing established behavior management programs as directed, and purposefully mentoring the development of personal responsibility.
• Observes the health status of adults throughout the day. Ensures adults exhibiting signs of illness or injury have access to prompt nursing/medical attention from the onsite nursing department.
• Communicates pertinent information regarding each adult's care and wellbeing to the team leads, program manager and director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Qualifications:

• A High School diploma or GED
• Certification as a nursing assistant (for CNA's only)
• One-year experience providing services to adults with disabilities preferred.
• New graduates encouraged to apply!