Weekend Program Day Shift CNA

Elwood Care Center is looking to hire a full time weekend program day shift CNA!

Hours are 6 am - 6 pm every Saturday and Sunday plus 1 week day

Work 36 hours/week and get paid for 48!

We offer experienced based pay starting at $20/hr plus many benefits!

Responsible to perform the following according to the Elwood Care Center mission, facility standards, procedures and individualized care plans:

1. Treatments/ Modalities: assists with and performs duties as assigned, according to procedures
2. Psychosocial care: accommodates residents needs through responding appropriately to residents verbal and/or non-verbal expression of needs
3. Spiritual Care: assures residents spiritual needs are met by willing employees (self or others)

1. Property: safeguards residents property
2. Living areas: keeps residents living areas pleasant and orderly
3. Dignity/ Privacy Confidentiality: maintains residents self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information
4. Independence/Choice: provides residents with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their care plans
5. Advocacy: assures resident rights are protected and that all residents, families/ significant others are made aware of resident rights

1. Monitor/Document: documents observations and services provided
2. Resident status: receives and shares information with interdisciplinary team members
3. Cooperation: works with team members and other staff members in a helpful, respectful, and courteous manner
4. Socialization: assists residents in meeting their social needs through interaction with staff, family, and other residents
5. Customer Service: responds appropriately to residents requests for help and maintains positive relationships with residents family and friends, must also display tact and courtesy in dealing with the residents and their families

maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety procedures

follows facility infection control procedures

1. Attendance: arrives on time for work and is ready to perform assigned task
2. Personal Hygiene meets facility hygiene and appearance standards
3. Time Management: prioritizes and completes work assignments within reasonable and agreed upon time frames
4. Conduct/policies/Procedures: follows facility conduct standards and policies and procedures performing all work, alcohol and drug free.
5. In-service Training/Meetings: meets requirements for in-service training and meeting attendance per facility policy and State and Federal requirements.
6. Improvement: actively participates and works to identify and improve quality and work outcomes individually and as part of a team
7. Technology skills: seeks to learn and utilize appropriate equipment and trends in technology
8. Professional Certification/Licensure/Standards: must complete the 76 hour Nursing Assistant course, must take a written test and obtain a score of 80% or better.

Must have a genuine interest in geriatric nursing and a compassion for the aging and the sincere desire to work with the elderly and a willingness to work with the realization that errors may have serious consequences for the residents. Patience and tact in dealing with the residents and their families is a very important factor. Must demonstrate self-control and emotional stability in a variety of demanding situations. The Certified Nursing Assistant must be interested in helping people and have a sincere desire to constantly improve nursing knowledge and skills

1. Knowledge: Must be 16 years of age or older. Must be able to read, write, and follow intructions.
2. Prior experience: prior work in a geriatric setting preferred, but we will train.
3. Basic Abilities: ability to meet the physical and mental abilities of the job and must demonstrate manual dexterity to operate equipment used (such as a Hoyer lift, electronic scale, etc.)
4. Special Abilities/Training: Completion of the 76 hour Nursing Assistant course, must take a written test and obtain a score of 80% or better.

The Certified Nursing Assistant may be assigned to another shift for a temporary period of time and may be called for duty in the event of illness, emergency or disaster. The medication aide is potentially subject to injury from improper use of body mechanics or improper use of equipment. You are also subject to infections resulting from improper application of infection control techniques. You may also be exposed to blood borne pathogens.