Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

What does a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)do?

The Certified Nursing Assistant isresponsible for providing residents with direct nursing care andassistance with daily activities under the direction of a LicensedNurse and as directed in resident care plan.

Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC), and Nursing AssistantRegistered (NAR) are the state of Washington only.

In this job, every day you will

• Ensure resident’s personal care needs are being met through routinecheck-ins and promptly responding to call lights.
• Provide care to residents as outlined in the resident care plan.Reviews changes to resident care plans daily.
• Communicate observed changes in the resident’s condition to chargenurse for assessment.
• Assist residents with individualpersonal care needs such as grooming, bathing, oral hygiene,feeding, incontinent care, toileting, skin care, or other needs asrequired in the resident’s care plan.
• Perform tasks asassigned by the charge nurse including but not limited to takingvital signs, capturing residents’ weights, and collectingspecimens.
• Lift, move, and transfer residents usingproper methods and lifting devices as required in the resident careplan.
• Document care and assistance provided toresidents as required by company policy.
• Protect thepersonal belongings of each resident such as eyeglasses, dentures,hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, and memorabilia.

Promptly report missing items according to establishedpolicy.

• Complete all job duties while followingrequired infection control procedures, including but not limited tothorough hand washing, proper use of personal protective equipmentand proper disposal of soiled materials.
• Follow andsupports fire life safety practices and procedures and promptlyreports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediatesupervisor.
• Complete all requirements for in-servicetraining.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Experience you need to qualify :

• A high school diploma or equivalent knowledge and skillsobtained through a combination of education, training, andexperience.
• Must hold current Certification in thespecific state in which you wish to practice.
• Abilityto communicate effectively, in English, with residents, visitors,and staff. Good written and oral communication skills.

Ability tounderstand verbal directions and read written instructions. Abilityto understand the daily needs of residents.

Ability to read andinterpret documents, including safety rules, operating andmaintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide simplenumbers.
• Ability to accurately observe, report, andproblem-solve residents’ needs with assistance of a supervisor.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished inwritten, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Work withresidents in a Skilled Nursing Center. Potential exposure to bloodand bodily fluids.

Why join the Prestige CareFamily in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) role and what canwe offer you?

• We are a 35+ year old, familyowned and operated organization that has a strong promote fromwithin culture. We have a defined career path for you to take, ifyou want to move up.
• any locations so you can move upsooner, into leadership roles, where you can have greater jobtitles, make more money, and have a larger impact.
• Robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical,dental, vision, EAP, 401k match, employer paid life and disabilityinsurance, and more.
• Accessible and engaging local andregional nursing support staff to bounce ideas off of, getadditional guidance + training, and partnership to allow you to bea high performer.
• Lots of training and support fromthe Resident Care Managers, Staff Development Coordinators,Registered Nurses, and Directors of Nursing.

Ways you can advance beyond the Certified NursingAssistant (CNA) role :

Once you master this role,you could consider the Lead CNA, Central Supply Coordinator, orwith additional education, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN),Registered Nurse (RN) or other more clinical jobs with PrestigeCare.

EOE / M / F / VETS / DISABLED At Prestige, it isour promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophyof caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment,and respect, that are at the center of all that we do.

We arecommitted to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents allof us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds,and viewpoints.

Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Inadherence with state and federal mandates, Prestige Care teammembers are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October18, 2021 as a condition of employment, unless a team memberqualifies for a religious or medical exemption.

Who Is Prestige Care?

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing +post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory carecommunities in 8 Western states.

We are an organization of over5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we havethe privilege of personally touching their lives everyday.

We have four core values of integrity,trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do.With a strong commitment to career development and advancement,Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your careergoals and objectives.

With a healthcare career at Prestige Care,you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment whereyour work truly matters at the end of every day."