About This Position
Your daily contributions are key to shaping an environment where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are discovered anew by both our team and the elders we serve.
Responsibilities
Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
Is knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provides support to the residents according to their care plan. Contributes to the care planning process providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents’ needs and preferences.
Attends to the individual needs of residents, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements.
Maintains the comfort, privacy, and dignity of residents in the delivery of services to them. Interacts with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
Fully understands all aspects of residents’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Is responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents’ rights.
Assists in maintaining a safe, neat and clean environment; reports environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse such as lighting or equipment problems.
Protects the personal belongings of each resident, including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing and memorabilia. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy and participates in efforts to locate missing items.
Observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly reports these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
Provides care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents and by applying moisturizers to fragile skin and other areas.
Answers residents’ call bells promptly and courteously.
Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments and collecting specimens.
Assists with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home on admission and to the unit when transfers occur.
Lifts, moves and transports residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.
Assists and escorts residents for appointments such as at the beauty shop or attending activities or church services. Participates in activities and functions as directed.
Practices careful and efficient use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedures for resident charge items.
Completes certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies.
Performs all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures, including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves were indicated and proper disposal of soiled materials.
Walks extensively to and from various locations of the unit while making rounds and transporting residents within the facility.
Promotes a homelike environment for residents.
Responds to inquiries relating to his or her area or to requests from residents, visitors and other personnel within given time frames and established policy.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Physical Expectations
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, twisting, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping during shift. The employee must frequently lift items up to 50 pounds to a 36-inch height and 25 pounds to a 48-inch height. Push and pull items up to 250 pounds and slide items up to 150 pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours:
Full or part-time position with rotating shifts, including holidays and inclement weather.
No travel expected.
Required Education and Experience
Graduate of high school or HSED.
Federally certified as a Nursing Assistant in the State of Wisconsin or graduate of a Nursing Assistant class who will take the Federal test within 120 days of class.
Experience perferred
Pay: $19.75 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Paid training
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Responsibilities
Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
Is knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provides support to the residents according to their care plan. Contributes to the care planning process providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents’ needs and preferences.
Attends to the individual needs of residents, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements.
Maintains the comfort, privacy, and dignity of residents in the delivery of services to them. Interacts with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
Fully understands all aspects of residents’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Is responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents’ rights.
Assists in maintaining a safe, neat and clean environment; reports environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse such as lighting or equipment problems.
Protects the personal belongings of each resident, including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing and memorabilia. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy and participates in efforts to locate missing items.
Observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly reports these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
Provides care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents and by applying moisturizers to fragile skin and other areas.
Answers residents’ call bells promptly and courteously.
Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments and collecting specimens.
Assists with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home on admission and to the unit when transfers occur.
Lifts, moves and transports residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.
Assists and escorts residents for appointments such as at the beauty shop or attending activities or church services. Participates in activities and functions as directed.
Practices careful and efficient use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedures for resident charge items.
Completes certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies.
Performs all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures, including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves were indicated and proper disposal of soiled materials.
Walks extensively to and from various locations of the unit while making rounds and transporting residents within the facility.
Promotes a homelike environment for residents.
Responds to inquiries relating to his or her area or to requests from residents, visitors and other personnel within given time frames and established policy.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Physical Expectations
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, twisting, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping during shift. The employee must frequently lift items up to 50 pounds to a 36-inch height and 25 pounds to a 48-inch height. Push and pull items up to 250 pounds and slide items up to 150 pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours:
Full or part-time position with rotating shifts, including holidays and inclement weather.
No travel expected.
Required Education and Experience
Graduate of high school or HSED.
Federally certified as a Nursing Assistant in the State of Wisconsin or graduate of a Nursing Assistant class who will take the Federal test within 120 days of class.
Experience perferred
Pay: $19.75 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Paid training
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
