CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Overview

Riverside Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our Assisted Living and Memory Care team. The CNA will be responsible for providing high-quality, person-centered care to residents, including those with memory impairments such as Alzheimers and dementia. This role involves assisting residents with daily living activities, promoting their independence, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for elder care, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented setting. Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope / duties / licensure.

Essential Duties

Resident Care :

• Assist residents with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
• Provide oral care, skin care, and hair care as needed.
• Help residents with mobility and transferring (e.g., from bed to wheelchair).
• Provide specialized care and support to residents with memory impairments, utilizing techniques to enhance their quality of life and minimize agitation or confusion.

Meal Assistance :

Resident Monitoring :

Housekeeping & Environment :

Documentation :

Resident Interaction :

Collaboration :

Organizational Compliance :

Non-essential Duties

Responsibilities

Preferred Experience

Required Licensure / Education

Exposure / Sensory Requirement

Exposure to :

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch) :

Activity / Lifting Requirement

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to :

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below :

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example : the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.) :

Linen, IV equipment, pumps carried waist high from utility rooms / med rooms to patient rooms. Patient trays are carried waist high from corridor to patient room. Patients lifted from cart to bed in

horizontal position. Patients transferred from bed to chair in an emergency, a patient may be lifted from floor to bed. Fire extinguisher at waist height. Reaching above shoulders to equipment in

overhead storage. If more than 35 lbs. is to be moved, the expectation is that the individual will seek help and if applicable use minimal life equipment.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity :

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated) :

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control : Not required

Environmental Factors &Special Hazards

Environmental Factors (Time Spent) :

Pay Range

USD $18.83 - USD $23.00 / / Hr