Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Dallas, TX, United States

Overview:

Join Our Team! 1st Shift Available!!

Presbyterian Village North is immediately hiring CNA positions in our Assisted Living Department; multiple shifts:

1st shift - 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

2nd shift - 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Pay rate starting at $16.00/hour

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships!

Affordable medical, dental, vision benefits. 401K is available after your 1st year. Come grow with us.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Models a servant and solutions oriented attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers

Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards

Maintain good attendance record

Makes beds, straightens rooms and keeps resident care areas in an organized and clean manner, ensuring the entire nursing floor is kept orderly

Respects resident's rights by: (knocks on doors before entering room, addresses resident by name, allows resident to make own decisions when appropriate, promotes independence)

Provides safe resident transfers involving bed, wheelchair and /or shower chair, uses the gait belt with all transfers, to protect resident from complications and injuries

Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respirations as required

Assists residents with simple range of motion or other exercises as directed by nurse or therapist and ambulates resident safely according to his/her endurance levels

Applies medical or adaptive devices as ordered by the appropriate supervising nurse

Makes rounds to ensure resident's safety, comfort, medical attention every hour or as required by the resident

Collects specimens as directed

Completes weights for each resident as required

Sets up meal tray and assists with feeding as necessary. Assesses for choking and responds appropriately

Ensures residents and equipment are clean after meals, including hands, and removes clothing protectors

Accurately documents care given to residents including the documentation of reportable resident problems (i.e. ADL sheets, B&B sheets, meal percentages, I&O, s/s of skin breakdowns, etc.)

Reports changes in resident condition to the supervising nurse and /or Director of Nursing immediately (i.e. changes in skin conditions, urinary changes, etc.) Reports problems with completion of assignments

Handles confidential information appropriately

Demonstrates flexibility with changing work demands

Reports to charge nurse: equipment and supply needs, repair/maintenance needs, safety hazards and unusual occurrences or observations

Attends and participates in appropriate in-service and staff meetings to improve knowledge and skills and to maintain competency and certification

Wears prescribed uniforms, follows prescribed dress code, wears name tag appropriately and maintains a professional image to the public and residents

Assists the nursing department and other departments when required in other duties and tasks when asked

Provides appropriate interventions for resident behavior per care plan, utilizes distraction and validation techniques as appropriate and encourages resident independence

Assists residents to and from activities of choice and encourages the resident to participate in activities of choice

Assists activity director as needed with activities and if necessary leads activity

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school graduate or GED

Possession of a valid Texas Certified Nurse Assistant certification

Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English

Six months experience in providing personal care in a long-term care facility preferred

Knowledge/ability to learn computer skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to adjust to changing conditions, frequent demands and stressful situations

Ability to acquire new knowledge or perform additional or more difficult tasks

Ability to maintain a positive, stable disposition in performing, working in association with staff and residents

Ability to maintain a high level of performance in an environment of frequent demands and changes

Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team, to share information freely, to use and seek supervision and consultation verbally and in writing, and to be able to follow both verbal and written instruction

Ability to perform Essential Duties

Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, people with disabilities and hospice patients

Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights (LTC) and Employee Responsibilities

Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures