Nurse Aide in Training - Yoakum, United States - Yoakum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Description
Overview:
Nurse Aide in Training is a program that allows the employees to receive classroom and on the floor training as a Nurse Aide in Training to become a Certified Nurse Aide.
What does a Nurse Aide and CNA do in skilled nursing?
The Nurse Aide and C.N.A.s work under the direction of the Charge Nurses and will provide assigned residents with assistance for activities of daily living as outline in the resident's customized care plan.
Nurse Aides and C.N.As must be compassionate, friendly, and enjoy helping others in order to provide the personal level of care expected.
Essential Functions
- Provide residents with comfort and safety; including being able to detect and report situations that may cause resident accidents or injuries.
- Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
- Assist in customary daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment such as bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair, nails, moving residents from area to area, lifting, and transferring.
- Utilize and log in care provided into Electronic Medical Records system.
- Measure and record vital signs.
- Observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to residents to nursing staff.
- Maintain care of equipment and supplies.
- Walk with ambulatory residents or push in a wheelchair as required.
- Safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting in excess of 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Answer call lights in a timely manner, trying to address the need of the resident or determine if assistance is needed from a Charge Nurse or another department.
- Always provide good customer service tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
- Other duties as assigned by Administrator or Nurse Management.
Qualifications:
- Experience as a caregiver is preferred.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work full time at Yoakum Nursing and Rehabiliation Center after completing the class for at least 6 months.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
- Long term care
- Nursing home
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Supplemental schedule:
- Holidays
- Overtime
Weekly schedule:
- Rotating weekends
Experience:
- Caregiving: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location:
In person
