Nurse Aide In Training in Horseheads, New York at Bethany Village

Start your healthcare career with Bethany Village as a Nurse Aide in Training! Get paid while you learn as we send you to CNA class and provide hands-on experience working alongside our nursing team.

This is a great opportunity for someone compassionate and dependable who is looking to begin a rewarding career caring for seniors in a supportive team environment.

Basic Function:

To enhance the quality of life of our residents through one-on-one interaction. Training to be a Certified Nursing Assistant with the assistance of CNAs and Nursing staff.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with resident personal care.
• Assist with dining room and feed residents.
• Assisting with daily one-on-one or small group activities with the residents.
• Pass waters and all needed supplies to residents such as briefs, underpants, wipes, soap, denture cups, etc.
• Transport residents to and from medical appointments.
• Answer call lights and assists residents as needed.
• Provide daily meal assistance passing of trays
• Responsible for maintaining confidentiality of resident and facility information.

Endorsing comply with the vision, objective, procedures, and policies of Bethany Village.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Take approved residents out for cigarette.
• Daily resident transportation to and from dining room and activities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education Required:

• High school education or GED preferred.
• Ability to read, speak and write English is also required for this position.
• On-site training will be provided.

Experience Required:

• Previous long-term care experience helpful
• Prior experience working with the dementia resident preferred, and a genuine interest in the geriatric field is required.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must be able to communicate with co-workers, residents, and the families of the residents.
• Dependable, prompt, tactful, patient, a desire to work with geriatric residents.
• Resident-focused at all times, while acting as a pleasant professional is essential.
• Task-centeredness, punctuality, and a pleasant demeanor are beneficial to successful performance in this position.