Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

$20/hr plus benefits and Perfect Attendance Bonus

Currently hiring for: 7am to 7pm shift, 7pm to 7am shift, or 11pm to 7am shift

Must have a valid CNA license! - Certified in a different state? We can help you transfer your license!

$20/hr plus benefits and Perfect Attendance Bonus

Currently hiring for: 7am to 7pm shift, 7pm to 7am shift, 3pm to 11pm shift or 11pm to 7am shift

Must have a valid CNA license! - Certified in a different state? We can help you transfer your license!

CNA Role:

Provides direct and indirect resident care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. Assists residents with daily living, provides personal care, comforts and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of residents. Supports the mission of The Health Center at Standifer Place. Exemplifies The Better Way through leadership and demeanor. Represents the center in a positive manner both in the medical community and in the community as a whole.

CNA Qualifications:

Must have health ability to meet performance requirements

Must attend in-service programs, as assigned, to learn procedures, develop skills, and to meet state and federal requirements for health care providers and to maintain certification

Personal Qualifications:

Sensitive to our residents' physical and psycho-social needs

Ability to follow oral and written instructions

Able to read and write so that center charting requirements can be met

Pleasant and cheerful personality

Tactful and courteous approach with residents and visitors

Treat all resident information as confidential material by complying with all HIPPA regulations

Adhere to dress code as directed by center policy CNA Performance Requirements:

As a CNA you are responsible for handling and caring for residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort under the direction of licensed nurses and residents' physicians.

Physical Demands:

Able to be on feet 7-8 hours per day

Able to lift 60-70 lbs. on a frequent basis

Able to bend, stoop, squat or twist frequently in a day

Able to see and hear adequately in order to respond to auditory and visual requests from residents

Able to speak clearly to adequately communicate with residents

Upper extremity mobility which does not impede fine motor coordination and manual dexterity

Report any medical conditions, such as communicable disease, that may interfere with providing direct resident care

Specific Duties and Responsibilities Required:

Understands and practices universal precautions with all residents

Performs all assigned tasks/procedures and reports to charge nurse tasks not completed

Assists in the preparation for admission of residents

Assists in and accompanies residents during admission, transfer and discharge procedures

Provides postmortem care

Provides morning care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing residents, changing bed linen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other general care as necessary throughout the day

Provides evening care, which includes hands/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, special skin care, freshening linen, cleaning over-bed tables, straightening room, and other general care as needed

Provides general nursing care such as positioning residents; lifting and turning residents; applying/utilizing special equipment; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; and ambulating the resident

Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake and output measurements

Adheres to policies and procedures of the Department of Nursing

Participates in socialization activities on the unit and assists residents to activities

Turns and positions as ordered and/or as needed, making sure no rough surfaces are in direct contact with the body. Lifts and turns with proper and safe mechanics and with available resources

Checks for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to an RN or LPN

Ensures that residents are dressed properly and assists as necessary. Ensures that clothing is properly stored in dressers or on hangers. Ensures that all residents are clean and dry at all times

Checks unit for adequate linen and supplies

Restrains residents properly when ordered. Understands reason for restraint and suggests less restrictive measures if possible

Accompanies residents to appointments as directed

Provides reality orientation in daily care

Prepares residents for medical staff ordered diet, removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds residents

Distributes drinking water and other nourishment to residents

Performs general care activities for residents in isolation, adhering to the center's Infection Control Policies

Answers residents' call lights, anticipates residents' needs, and makes rounds

Assists residents with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids and prosthetic devices)

Collects and transports specimens as directed, following Infection Control P and P

Reports (and records when appropriate) changes observed in condition or behavior of residents

Knows the Nursing Care Plans and contributes when new information is available

Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment, reports equipment that is out of order, reports other problems to the charge nurse, maintains appropriate handling of clean and soiled linen and stores supplies on the unit

Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationship with residents, family members, and other center personnel, while assuring confidentiality of resident information

Practices careful, efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen, and follows established charge procedures for resident charge items

Ability and willingness to be assigned work on different units according to staffing needs

Ability to work in settings where patients' needs, actions, and response to others are widely varied, where unpredictable reactions and/or emergencies occur, and where your immediate, professional, and compassionate action is required Other Demands:

Willingness to work with the realization that errors may have serious consequences for residents

Patience and tact in dealing with residents

Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks

Subject to night, weekend and holiday duty

2626 Walker Rd.

Chattanooga, TN 37421