Certified Nursing Assistant

A CNA plays an important role by teaching our individuals in a variety of residential and community settings.  The position will be knowledgeable of personal plans and implementing their outcomes. This position is working in residential and community settings.  Maintaining a healthy and safe environment will be a primary responsibility.  Additional duties and responsibilities may be implemented by a supervisor. 

Essential Functions:

• Follow operation procedures and personnel policies.
• Maintain required documentation on all individual programs and outcomes, to include all and any electronic documentation.
• Maintenance of all required financial records.
• Maintain chain of command and communication with supervisor.
• Ability to follow directions/instructions from supervisors.
• Attendance at staff meetings as required.
• Participate in personal plan development.
• Meet nutritional needs of individual’s menu planning, food purchasing, food preparation, and providing for special dietary needs.
• Serve meals family style when appropriate and as needed.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Monitor an individual’s physical and emotional health and ensure that these needs are met.
• Assisting the supervisor in transporting individuals to needed doctor appointments, accompanying the individual to the doctor appointment, communicating medical information to supervisor and maintaining medical records.
• Report all medical concerns to supervisor.
• Assist in bathing, toileting, and grooming as needed.
• Ensure individual privacy is maintained in the home and community.
• Treat individuals with dignity and respect as you expect to be treated.
• Be an advocate for our individuals and serve as a role model.
• Promote and encourage independence in every individual.
• Provide opportunities to be involved in the community and activities both private and public.
• Offer choice and encourage individuals to indicate preferences.
• Ensure the individual is cared for in a supportive and caring environment free of physical or verbal abuse and intimidation.
• Maintenance of positive relationships with families, guardians, and/or advocates for other individuals of the facility.
• Provide an atmosphere and attitude conducive to a positive teaching experience.
• Maintenance and upkeep of the home, grounds, furniture, equipment and vehicle as needed.
• Maintenance of positive public relations
• Establishing positive working relationships with other staff employed in the company as well as other providers and State agencies.
• Report all incidents of suspicion of abuse or neglect to supervisor immediately.
• Provide or arrange all transportation needs of the individual, as needed.
• Perform required lifting as needed, using proper lifting techniques after proper training.
• Administer medications as needed after proper training.
• Maintaining, ordering, stocking and picking up medications as needed.
• Remain awake and alert at all times.
• Periodically adjust work schedule as necessary to meet individual needs or to meet time-off needs of other staff members.
• Work unusual or extra hours occasionally, as individual needs dictate.
• Work in other “Easy Living” facilities when requested by administrative staff.
• Perform additional duties not specifically mentioned above when emergencies or unusual situations arise.
• Lifting as needed/necessary.
• Will monitor and promote health and safety through:
  • Necessary tube feedings and care (as delegated by the Community RN)
  • Application and cleaning of adaptive equipment, noting any maintenance needed.
  • Range of motion, as ordered.
  • Repositioning and skin checks, as ordered.
  • Daily vital signs and reporting of any abnormal ranges to supervisor.

Salary : $23