CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Certified Nursing Assistant

Cleveland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cleveland, Ms is actively seeking full-time Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to assist residents with their daily routine and encourage them to live their highest quality life. Do you enjoy helping others? Are you looking for meaningful work with a positive impact on others? Would you like to join a supportive team that truly values you and your skills? If so, please keep reading.

Duties:

Certified Nursing Assistants provide 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.

As a CNA you observe and report changes in resident conditions to Supervisor.

Performs tasks assigned by Supervisor including vital signs, residents' weights, applying non-prescription creams/ointments, and collecting specimens.

CNAs escort residents to dining room, assist with feeding, and verify meal consumption.

Passes supplements, snacks, and fluids to residents per protocol and schedule 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.

Certified Nursing Assistants assist 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.

CNA identifies and appropriately responds to potential and/or actual behavioral outbursts.

Qualifications:

A high school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Must hold current Nursing Assistant Certification in state employed.

Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the tasks required.

A minimum of three months' prior nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.

Cleveland NRC LLC is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled