CNA/NAR

Salary Range: $19.63/hour - $27.70/hour, dependent upon experience

Education and Experience:

Nursing Assistant (NAR) on the MN State Registry in good standing or the ability and plan to complete Nursing Assistant course work and/or complete skills and written competency testing in accordance with regulations and care center policy.

• Able to operate the following equipment:
• Bathing tubs/showers
• Mechanical lifts
• Charting
• Transfer belt
• Specialized chairs, wheelchairs, and positioning equipment
• Urinary catheters and ostomy bags
• Dental Care
• Hearing aids

Position Purpose:

The primary purpose of your job position is to carry out direct individual receiving services care in accordance with our established policies and procedures and as may be directed by your supervisors to ensure that the highest standard of nursing services is maintained at all times.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be willing to work beyond normal working hours when necessary and on other shifts/days
• Does not disclose individual receiving services’ protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Ensure that all care is provided in privacy, as appropriate, and to knock before entering an individual receiving services’ room or individual receiving services care area such as tub rooms.
• Report all grievances and complaints made by the individual receiving services, family, or visitors to the appropriate supervisor following the care center’s established procedures.
• Report to licensed staff any necessary observations made regarding potential changes in individual receiving services status, utilizing the STOP AND WATCH tool.
• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting to duty.
• Follow written NAR procedure for designated shift.
• Attend to daily care needs per each individual receiving services’ plan of care (e.g. bathing, oral care, hair care, nail care, transfers, feeding, ambulation, R.O.M., elimination needs, intake, output, catheter care, dressing, turning and repositioning, collection of specimens, weights and taking vital signs) and document the care each time it is provided.
• Follow established policies/procedures for performing all cares.
• Provide considerate and respectful care, preserving the personal dignity, modesty and privacy of the individual receiving services and family.
• Turn all medications found in the individual receiving services’ room/possession (that are not in the individuals care plan) over to the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Manager.
• Observe individual receiving services regularly and respond promptly to call lights.
• Report changes in individual receiving services’ condition and/or normal routine including nutrition, elimination, ambulation and skin integrity.
• Communicate (intra shift) with co-workers, supervisor, and DON as appropriate, regarding individual receiving services’ progress and your progress with daily individual receiving services’ care.
• Report all complaints and grievances, according to company policies and procedures, which are made by the individual receiving services, family, or visitors and make a written/oral report to supervisor indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
• Report any communicable or infectious disease that you contract to the appropriate supervisor.
• Demonstrate the ability to obtain information and data in terms of individual receiving services’ needs.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these individual receiving services and ability to provide treatment.
• Keep the call light system within easy reach of the individual receiving services.
• Demonstrate and practice correct sanitation techniques, such as hand washing, proper handling of supplies, cleansing and sanitizing equipment, per policy procedure.
• Participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids or hazardous chemicals.
• Use personal protective clothing/devices/equipment when handling infectious waste and/or blood/body fluids.
• Follow established policies and procedures in performance of duties such as safety, infection control and exposure to blood/body fluids

Guardian Angels Health & Rehabilitation Center is an equal opportunity employer. Our employment practices are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary : $20 - $28