Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

at  Happy Siesta

423 Roosevelt Street
Remsen Iowa, 51050
Increased starting wage $18.75 an hour. Weekend packages welcomed.

Major Benefits Include

• Education sponsorship and career advancement
• Matched 401k Plan
• Company contribution of up to 72% of major medical plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Aflac

POSITION SUMMARY:

To provide personal care and supervision to residents in a manner conducive to their safety, comfort, security and the greatest degree of independence possible. A C.N.A. performs within the parameters of each residents care plan and daily schedule as determined by the interdisciplinary teams, and within the practice limitation of certification. Under onsite supervision of the Charge Nurse.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

Must possess current valid certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Iowa. As evidenced by listing on Iowa’s Nurse Aide Registry or documentation of successful completion of competency and skills tests from an approved testing agency.
Must complete ongoing in-service training requirements as well as completing assignments and return demonstrations as required.

• Assist resident in dressing and undressing as needed in clothing appropriate to the time of day and season of the year
• Change bed linens
• Assist resident in before and after meal routine (wash hands, face, transport to and from dining area, prepare bedside environment for in-room dining)
• Provide prompt meal assistance (position tray for patient convenience, help with cutting foods, pouring liquids, etc)
• Provide partial or total feeding assistance and encouragement as needed
• Report appetite changes and request substitutions when necessary
• Record observations on meal intake record
• Provide adequate hydrations (pass ice and fresh drinking water, offer fluids frequently, record intake as directed, etc)
• Provide between meal nourishment as assigned (distribute supplemental nourishment as assigned, provide assistance as needed, accurately records and report intake of nourishment)
• Assist residents with all elimination needs (bedpan, urinal, bathroom assistance, etc)
• Participate in facility incontinence program
• Perform proper perineal care after each episode of incontinence
• Perform catheter care per facility policy
• Record bowel habits and urine outputs as directed
• Collect urine or fecal specimens as directed
• Reposition immobile residents at times and in a manner as instructed
• Assist resident in transferring from bed, chair, wheelchair, toilet, etc., using appropriate equipment and following principles of body mechanics (determine number of persons for assist; use gait belt, mechanical lift, grab bar., etc.) as per resident care plan
• Assist residents in exercise (active / passive range of motion, ambulation, etc.) as indicated by supervisor and individual care plan
• Take and accurately record resident temperatures, pulse, respiration rate, weights, B/P’s, and ankle measurements as directed
• Answer call lights in your designated area within 15 minutes
• Keep residents rooms neat and free of clutter
• Follow assigned cleaning schedules
• Advise supervisor or DON when supplies are low
• Chart required information accurately and sign entries with name and title
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor
  Please be aware this is a job summary, not an all inclusive listing of the tasks and duties for this position.