Assisted Living CNA

Job Description

Job Description

Recently acknowledged as a "Best in Senior Living" community by U.S. News & World Report, a career at Duncaster is more than just a place to work. Here, you can fulfill your passion for helping others and become part of something meaningful that pays you back in inspiring, heartfelt ways you may have never experienced.

Duncaster offers residents a plan for life with independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services all on a beautiful campus-like setting. Our residents share a bond of mutual respect with our staff that builds memorable and lasting relationships.

Overview

Under the direction of a licensed nurse, the certified nursing assistant performs daily personal care including dressing, grooming, and maintaining proper clothing and hygiene, food preparation, cleaning, recreational activities, and housekeeping at residents’ request. This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure the residents’ quality of life by meeting their psychosocial and personal needs in a safe and clean environment.

Essential Functions

• Provides personal hygiene and scheduled toileting and incontinent care to residents (bath, shower, shampoo, shaving, dressing, elimination needs, facial hair clipping, nail filing, oral hygiene, and other personal care).
• When needed, performs safe and proper transfers, assists with ambulation by using assistive devices such as gait belts, walker, and wheelchair.
• Accurately weighs residents as assigned in a timely fashion. Reports observations and changes in resident condition.
• Provides physical comfort and a safe environment. Follows all safety and security policies and procedures; performs all tasks to assure resident and personal safety and the protection of co-workers and facility property.
• Promptly and courteously answers residents’ requests for assistance.
• Follows residents' plan of care and respects residents' choices.
• Assists with dining room duties, including serving the residents their meals, delivering trays and assisting with filling out menus.
• Completes documentation in MatrixCare in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Cleans common areas and assists with light housekeeping including laundry and ironing.
• Communicates with nurse any changes in resident care needs not reflected on the plan of care.
• Assists residents with keeping living areas and property clean and operational.
• Supports, leads, and participates in a resident-centered recreational activity program.
• Provides companionship including walks outdoors with residents as weather permits and accompanying residents to appointments as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Hours

Per Diem :

1st : 7 : 00am - 3 : 30pm

2nd : 3 : 00pm - 11 : 30pm

3rd : 11 : 00pm - 7 : 30am

Pay Rate

$19.00 - $23.00 per hour (based on years of experience) + shift differential ($1.50 p / h weekday evenings, weekday nights & weekend days, $2.00 p / h weekend evenings & weekend nights)

What are the benefits?

Working in a Life Plan community will bring out the best in you. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue a truly rewarding career path, with multiple exciting benefits, including the following :