What are the responsibilities and job description for the SL- Certified Nursing Assistant Trainee - SNF position at Village at Cook Springs?
To complete the certification, you will need to be available Monday through Friday 40 hours a week. Also, note that times can change so you will need to be flexible in your scheduling to complete the certification. Shift will change upon graduation.
Summary of Duties
Trainees are considered PRN until certification is obtained.
Responsible for providing residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and plan of care and as directed.
Essential Job Functions
- Provide nursing care to residents including activities of daily living.
- Keep resident rooms and resident care areas clean and neat.
- Participate in the orientation of new residents to facility.
- Document care as instructed and required.
- Report all changes in the resident’s condition (i.e., areas of redness, skin tears, bruising, mental status change, eating habits, etc.) to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
- Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
- Assist in transporting resident to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary. Encourage resident to participate in activity programs.
- Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
- Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing facility technique.
- Perform other duties as directed and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Certified Nursing Assistant Trainees must obtain certification within 4 months of hire.
Physical Requirements for Essential Job Functions
- Must be able to move consistently throughout the work day.
- Must be able to reach, bend, and/or stoop intermittently throughout the work day.
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- Must be able to push, pull, or move a minimum of 100 pounds utilizing proper body mechanics and assistance.
- Must be able to walk/stand 75% of the day.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
