Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

DEPARTMENT: Nursing

POSITION:
12-hour shifts. All shifts are available. The Certified Nurse Assistant provides nursing and nursing-related services to residents consistent with each resident's comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care. All resident care is provided to meet the resident's physical, mental, and psychosocial needs and enable the individual to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of functioning. The Certified Nurse Assistant maintains a "homelike" environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights, and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible.

REPORTING:
This position is responsible to the Charge Nurse and Director of Staff Development.

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy

License: Current CNA certification issued by the local Department of Health Services or proof of successful completion of an approved OBRA certification program from another state to submit for certification. No findings in the State Nurse Aide Registry concerning physical, mental and/or verbal abuse, neglect, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident's property. (The state registry must be the state issuing the certification).