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DescriptionLevel: Entry
Job Location: United Presbyterian Home - Washington, IA
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: $18.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Graveyard
The Certified Nursing Aide assists nursing personnel in providing non-professional nursing care and simple technical nursing services under the direction and supervision of a professional nurse following established policies and procedures. This 3rd Shift position is for a 6p-6a shift, Tuesday through Thursday ONLY as the weekend is currently covered with weekend package staff!
FUNCTIONS:
- Provides great resident care
- Observes residents and notes physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc., and reports unusual findings to charge nurse.
- Answers resident call lights and determines how to best help them
- Provides physical support for residents with daily activities and person hygiene including bathing, dressing, using the toilet, walking, standing and exercising
- Records vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperatures and respiration rates as requested by staff
- Assists with restorative and rehabilitative care of residents and instructions in self help.
- Treats resident information as confidential material.
- Charts all required information on forms and nurse’s notes and signs entries.
- Orients and teaches new personnel routine operations and duties.
Full-Time Benefits Include:
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurances
- Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
- Employer Paid Life insurance
- Membership to On-Site Fitness Center
- On-Site Daycare with Employee Rates
- Free meal during your shift
- High school graduate.
- Completion of State Certified Nurse’s Aide course and passing Iowa approved competency exam.
- Previous experience in hospital or nursing home desirable.
- Positive attitude and willingness to work as a part of a team
- Strong sense of responsibility.
- Sincere desire to work with the aged.
- Well groomed, courteous, tactful, patient, kind and pleasant when dealing with residents and staff.
- Dependable and reliable
- Ability to cooperate with other personnel.
- Ability to anticipate needs and moods of geriatric residents helpful.
