What are the responsibilities and job description for the cna position at Harrison Senior Living?
Job Description
Congratulations to Harrison Senior Living of Chester County, a recognized GREAT PLACE TO WORK according to the Activated Insights Survey Group.
Why Work at Harrison Senior Living?
If you enjoy helping people and are committed to improving the lives of others, you may have a career at Harrison Senior Living.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to providing our residents with exceptional senior care and assisted living, allowing families to have peace of mind. Our home-like atmospheres offer a comfortable environment with security knowing that exceptional care is being given at all times.
Job Role: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
CNAs at our community assist residents with activities of daily living, transferring, transporting, and repositioning. If you're customer service driven and enjoy seeing rewards from your hard work and dedication, we invite you to apply for this role.
Responsibilities:
- Assist residents with daily bath, dressing, grooming, dental care, bowel and bladder functions, preparation for medical tests and exams, ear and eye care, and positioning in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, etc.
- Provide nursing functions as directed by supervisor, including perineal care, catheter care, changing dressings, turning residents in bed, sponge baths, measuring and recording temperature, pulse, and respirations, weighing and measuring residents, performing restorative and rehabilitative procedures, observing and reporting skin breakdowns, reviewing care plans daily, reporting changes in resident conditions to supervisor, and recording necessary charting entries.
- Prepare residents for meals and snacks, identify food arrangements, assist in feeding residents as needed, record food and fluid intake, and perform after-meal resident care.
- Maintain resident confidentiality, treat residents with kindness, dignity, and respect, follow Residents' rights rules, and promptly report resident complaints, accidents, and incidents to supervisor.
- Assist in proper admission, transfer, and discharge of residents, inventory resident possessions, report food articles and medications found in resident rooms, and report defective equipment to administration.
- Understand and use Universal Precautions, follow established infection control, hazardous communication, and other safety rules, ensure cleanliness of assigned resident's rooms, properly maintain and record resident restraints, and promptly report violations of safety and sanitation rules to supervisor.
Requirements:
- Possess and maintain a Pennsylvania Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate.
- Minimum of 18 years of age.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Minimum of one year of experience in a Personal Care or Long Term Care environment, strongly preferred.
- Must be able to move, lift, and position patients.
- CPR Certified a plus.
Benefits:
- 401(k).
- Dental insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Vision insurance.
