About the position
The overall purpose of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)/Transportation position is to provide each of the assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the residents’ plan of care and coordinate patient transportation.
Responsibilities
- Provides personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with facility policies and procedures as well as state/federal guidelines and regulations.
- Strives to provide for resident preference and choice in all areas of care.
- Identifies and corrects safety hazards in patient care areas and understands personal responsibility for all aspects of patient safety.
- Complies with established policy, practices, and standards for nursing services.
- Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents.
- Advises charge nurse of residents’ status at beginning and end of shift.
- Makes frequent rounds on unit assigned to assure the environment is neat, odor-free, and orderly and corrects as needed.
- Completes daily documentation as required including restorative programming, and computerized documentation.
- Ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Working with the elderly and rehabilitation patients, primarily pickup and delivery to physicians’ offices and hospitals and dialysis, locally.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- 3-5 years of experience in a skilled nursing or post-acute care setting.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organization skills.
- Minimum three years professional work experience.
- Ability to work with colleagues, physicians, and other health care professionals.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Exceptional commitment to customer service and employee well-being.
- Current and valid Driver’s License.
- Offers of employment are contingent upon a successful background check and drug screen.
