CNA FT 1st Shift

Job Overview:

The overall purpose of the Certified Nurses Assistant position is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.

General Responsibilities:

• Provides personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with Ridgecrest’s policy.
• Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents.
• Advises the supervising charge nurse of the resident’s status at the beginning, during, and end of the shift.
• Contributes knowledge of resident’s conditions, and documents observations as required.
• Promotes a safe and clean environment.
• Complies with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures.
• Assures that equipment is clean and functional.
• Demonstrates competency in skills mandated by required education and training.
• Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for the residents, visitors, and staff.
• May assist in taking residents to activities and the beauty shop.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions (may add additional conditions specific to defined work location):

• Exposure to blood, body tissue and other potentially infectious fluids.
• Exposure to sudden fluctuations in temperature.
• Exposure to dust, bodily injury, loud or unpleasant noise and odors.

Safety Requirements:

• All employees are expected to respond to emergency situations involving the safety of residents, other employees, and the facility. This includes the ability to assist with a possible evacuation of residents.

• Ridgecrest Village recognizes that an individual with a disability may require accommodations to enable them to successfully perform a job function. Should you require such accommodations please let your supervisor know in the section below. Consideration will be given to all suggested reasonable accommodations.

• State certification as a nursing assistant is mandatory.

• Complete familiarity with the duties of a certified nursing assistant.

• Functional literacy in English.

Skills/Aptitude:

• Must possess patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerful disposition.
• Must possess the knowledge, skill, and empathy necessary to work with geriatric residents and their families.
• Must be able to continually articulate clearly and precisely and communicate with persons of varying backgrounds.
• Must possess the mental and physical capabilities to fulfill the duties of this position.
• Highly developed observation skills are desirable.

General Qualifications:

• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently lifts, stands, transfers residents weighing 75-250 lbs.
• Frequently pushes/pulls residents weighing 75-250 lbs. in wheelchairs and Geri chairs.
• Frequently stoops, bends, walks, and stands for extended periods of time.
• Frequently lifts and carries equipment, supplies, and laundry weighing less than 50 lbs.
• Occasionally reaches at or above the shoulder height.