CNA or CMA, FT Day

About the Role

• Serves as caregiver to residents during the scheduled work period in assisted living.
• Provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned residents under the supervision of a charge nurse.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities such as bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining and recording vital signs, and providing psychosocial support and other personal care.
• Assists residents in transferring, repositioning, and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment, and provides range of motion and passive exercises.
• Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining, while creating a positive dining experience.
• Assists residents with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements as appropriate.
• Aids providers and nursing staff members with procedures and/or collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs.
• Administers prescribed medications as delegated by a licensed nurse and within their scope of practice as defined by state regulations.
• Documents outcomes related to resident care, medication administration, behavior, activity, and dietary.
• Communicates changing conditions, medication follow-up, and care-related concerns/responses to the charge nurse.
• Provides housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational.
• Provides assistance and documentation with wellness and recreational programs and encourages resident participation.
• Delivers age-appropriate care related to the physical and psychological needs of the resident as per care/service plan.
• Provides care to residents with dementia.
• Follows infection prevention and control policies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use.
• May be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• May be expected to attend committee meetings.
• May be asked to provide direction to students providing resident care, treatment, and/or services.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing.
• Certified Medication Aide (CMA) is also mentioned for a different pay range.
• Knowledge of providing care to tenants with dementia.
• Knowledge of and adherence to infection prevention and control policies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
• Minimum age of 16.
• Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in assisted living preferred.
• Satisfactorily completes yearly department-specific competency testing.
• Maintains a record of continuing education credits (a minimum of 12 hours annually required).
• Maintains all department-specific required certifications.
• When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
• Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver, requiring a motor vehicle report and proof of a valid driver’s license.
• Must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per the Sanford Driving Policy.