Certified Nursing Assistants

Job Title : Certified Nursing Assistants

Location : Memphis, TN 38104

Duration : 3 Months

Shift : Shift : 8 hours (7 : 30am-4 : 00pm; 3 : 30pm-12am; 11 : 30pm-8 : 00am) and 12 hours (i.e., 7 am- 7 pm or 7pm - 7 am)

Onsite : Yes

Pay Rate Range : $20-23 / Hr

Role & Responsibilities :

• May assist residents throughout admission, treatment, discharge, and community adjustment.
• May assist in providing and maintaining a therapeutic environment for residents either in a ward or in a cottage.
• Helps residents establish goals for social activities, family interventions, and peer relationships.
• May assist residents in writing letters, planning telephone calls, or with other personal matters in accord with established policy.
• Participates in continuous resident education programs with particular emphasis on self-help and whenever possible social development within the resident's treatment plan.
• Helps residents plan activities and appointments (doctor, dentist, clinics, and so forth).
• May be required to transport and / or escort residents to locations within or outside the facility as assigned and remains with residents when indicated.
• May assist residents to become familiar with community services and resources (transportation, library, adult school, and so forth).
• May assist with formal groups in reality orientation, demotivation, and behavior modification.
• Participates in individual and / or group activities with residents and encourages communication during this activity.
• May assist residents with and teaches them activities of daily living, and performs components of these activities when the resident is unable to do so.
• Bathes and / or assists residents with bathing and recognizes and reports any unusual conditions observed while assisting with or bathing resident.
• May assist residents with dressing and grooming.
• May assist residents with meals in dining area or in unit and assists them in eating when required.
• Encourages socialization at mealtime and intervenes when behavior becomes inappropriate.
• Participates in household activities in cottage / ward such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping.
• Teaches housekeeping skills to residents and performs basic housekeeping duties to ensure cleanliness of the residents' living quarters.
• Collects and bags soiled linen and stores clean linen.
• May assist with and provide recreational activities designed to meet the needs of the individual resident.
• Attends in-service education sessions to become more proficient in on-the-job skills.
• Communicates using interpersonal skills necessary in assisting residents and all other members of the treatment team to perform in a harmonious manner.
• Greets and assists visitors with inquiries which do not require professional judgment and / or evaluation and refers all other inquiries to the appropriate treatment team member.
• Practices the principles of fire safety, participates in fire and disaster drills, and properly transmits a fire alarm when required.
• Makes regular tours of the unit to check fire equipment and other safety factors, recognizes actual and potential safety hazards, and takes corrective action and / or reports condition to the designated person in charge.
• Renders basic first aid and emergency care to residents when necessary using principles taught in the program.
• Lifts and / or moves residents as required.
• Provides medical supplies and equipment for assigned wards, rooms, and buildings.
• May assist with search for missing residents.
• Submits written reports whenever accidents or incidents occur, and prepares and submits other required reports and records.
• Organizes assigned work and develops effective work methods.
• Performs related direct care work as assigned.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and / or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Documents Required :

Salary : $20 - $23