CNA - 1st shift part time

**Job Overview:** The overall purpose of the Certified Nurses Assistant position is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort. ***General Responsibilities:*** - Provides personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with Ridgecrest’s policy. - Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents. - Advises the supervising charge nurse of the resident’s status at the beginning, during, and end of the shift. - Contributes knowledge of resident’s conditions, and documents observations as required. - Promotes a safe and clean environment. - Complies with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures. - Assures that equipment is clean and functional. - Demonstrates competency in skills mandated by required education and training. - Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for the residents, visitors, and staff. - May assist in taking residents to activities and the beauty shop. - Performs other duties as assigned. ***Working Conditions (may add additional conditions specific to defined work location):*** - Exposure to blood, body tissue and other potentially infectious fluids. - Exposure to sudden fluctuations in temperature. - Exposure to dust, bodily injury, loud or unpleasant noise and odors. ***Safety Requirements:*** - All employees are expected to respond to emergency situations involving the safety of residents, other employees, and the facility. This includes the ability to assist with a possible evacuation of residents. - Ridgecrest Village recognizes that an individual with a disability may require accommodations to enable them to successfully perform a job function. Should you require such accommodations please let your supervisor know in the section below. Consideration will be given to all suggested reasonable accommodations. - State certification as a nursing assistant is mandatory. - Complete familiarity with the duties of a certified nursing assistant. - Functional literacy in English. ***Skills/Aptitude:*** - Must possess patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerful disposition. - Must possess the knowledge, skill, and empathy necessary to work with geriatric residents and their families. - Must be able to continually articulate clearly and precisely and communicate with persons of varying backgrounds. - Must possess the mental and physical capabilities to fulfill the duties of this position. - Highly developed observation skills are desirable. ***General Qualifications:*** - Willingness to be open to learning and growing. - Maturity of judgment and behavior. - Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance. - Maintains a positive attitude. - Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful. - Must comply with any dress code requirements. - Must be able to work nights, weekends, and some holidays. - Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity. ***Physical Requirements:*** - Frequently lifts, stands, transfers residents weighing 75-250 lbs. - Frequently pushes/pulls residents weighing 75-250 lbs. in wheelchairs and Geri chairs. - Frequently stoops, bends, walks, and stands for extended periods of time. - Frequently lifts and carries equipment, supplies, and laundry weighing less than 50 lbs. - Occasionally reaches at or above the shoulder height.