Rapid City, South dakota
Certified Nursing Assistant - Evenings Job Opening in Rapid City, South dakota - GENERAL PURPOSE:
Perform direct resident care duties under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel. Assist with promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Properly use and maintain facility equipment
Maintain residents? rooms in neat, orderly and clutter-free manner
Ensure residents are given correct diet
Support residents? participation in activity programs
Directly respond, within scope, to needs and concerns of residents and family members including call lights
Ensure residents? right to privacy (visual and auditory)
Provide resident care as directed by care plan and/or nursing staff
Ensure residents? comfort while assisting them in achieving their highest practicable level of functioning
Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of care
Provide input to the Nurses for development of the plan of care and information gathered from care giving activities
QUALIFICATIONS
Must be a Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) in good standing with the state. Must maintain a current certification in the state throughout employment
Must achieve 12 hours of in service education annually as required by federal regulations (as well as meet state requirements, if exceeds federal)
Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & BEHAVIORS
Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding patient and company proprietary information
Must have the ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with patients, families, and other employees at all levels
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Mobility, reaching, bending, lifting, grasping, fingering, fine hand coordination, ability to talk and hear; ability to read and write; ability to communicate with personnel, ability to remain calm under stress. Ability to adequately lift, support and bodily manipulate the weight of a patient.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:
CNA: 1 year
Required license or certification:
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
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