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Certified Nursing Aide - Weekday 10pm-6am at St Joseph Village – COPPELL, Texas

St Joseph Village
COPPELL, Texas, 75019, United States
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Employment Type:Full-TimeExperience Level:NoneMinimum Education:None

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Position Description:

St. Joseph Village is immediately hiring Full-Time CNA.

$500 sign on bonus

Shift: 10pm - 6am

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships! Affordable medical, dental, vision benefits and paid time off. 401K is available after your 1st year. Come grow with us. With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Model a servant and solutions-oriented attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers
Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
Maintain good attendance record
Make beds, straighten rooms and keep resident care areas in an organized and clean manner, ensuring the entire nursing floor is kept orderly
Respects resident's rights by: (knocks on doors before entering room, addresses resident by name, allows resident to make own decisions when appropriate, promotes independence)
Provides safe resident transfers involving bed, wheelchair and /or shower chair, uses the gait belt with all transfers, to protect resident from complications and injuries
Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respirations as required
Assists resident with simple range of motion or other exercises as directed by nurse or therapist and ambulates resident safely according to his/her endurance levels
Applies medical or adaptive devices as ordered by the appropriate supervising nurse
Makes rounds to ensure residents safety, comfort, medical attention every hour or as required by the residents
Collects specimens as directed
Completes weights for each resident as required
Sets up meal tray and assists with feeding as necessary. Assesses for choking and responds appropriately
Ensures residents and equipment are clean after meals, including hands, and removes clothing protectors
Accurately documents care given to residents including the documentation of reportable resident problems (i.e. ADL sheets, B&B sheets, meal percentages, I&O, s/s of skin breakdowns, etc.)
Reports changes in resident condition to the supervising nurse and/or Director of Assisted Living immediately (i.e. changes in skin conditions, urinary changes, etc.) Reports problems with completion of assignments
Handles confidential information appropriately
Demonstrates flexibility with changing work demands
Reports to charge nurse: equipment and supply needs, repair/maintenance needs, safety hazards and unusual occurrences or observations
Attends and participates in appropriate in-service and staff meetings to improve knowledge and skills and to maintain competency and certification
Wears prescribed uniform, follows prescribed dress code, wears name tag appropriately and maintains a professional image to the public and residents
Assists the Assisted Living department and other departments when required in other duties and tasks when asked
Provides appropriate interventions for resident behavior per care plan, utilizes distraction and validation techniques as appropriate and encourages resident independence
Assists residents to and from activities of choice and encourages the resident to participate in activities of choice
Assists Activity Director as needed with activities and if necessary, leads activity
Other duties as assigned

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
High school graduate or GED
Possession of a valid Texas Certified Nurse Assistant certification
Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English
Six months experience in providing personal care in a long-term care facility preferred
Knowledge/ability to learn computer skills
Ability to work independently
Ability to adjust to changing conditions, frequent demands and stressful situations
Ability to acquire new knowledge or perform additional or more difficult tasks
Ability to maintain a positive, stable disposition in performing, working in association with staff and residents
Ability to maintain a high level of performance in an environment of frequent demands and changes
Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team, to share information freely, to use and seek supervision and consultation verbally and in writing, and to be able to follow both verbal and written instruction
Ability to perform Essential Duties
Genuine caring for and interest in the care of seniors, including those with cognitive deficits
Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements as outlined below
Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights (LTC) and Employee Responsibilities
Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures

Job Location

COPPELL, Texas, 75019, United States
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