Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Long Term Care

Responsibilities:

• Assist residents in performing activities of daily living.


• This requires assisting with maintaining and/or improving the resident’s quality of life to the highest functional level.


• Participate in the daily care of residents such as checking schedules for resident appointments completing personal inventory upon admission, reporting care given and observations.


• Provide personal care to residents such as bathing, dressing, passes nourishment, collecting specimens of urine, stool, and sputum, performing post-mortem care.


• Assist with skincare and repositioning such as reporting skin breakdown, applying lotion, turning residents side to side, using mechanical lifts, toileting residents.


• Maintain an orderly and clean environment.


• Use safe procedures to prevent injuries to residents, self, and others.


• Complete required documentation such as intake/output forms, vitals and weight.


• Interact with residents, families, and other staff.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent required or 4 years of relevant working experience. 


• Valid NYS CNA Certification


• The willingness to provide excellent age-appropriate care to residents


• Good communication and customer service skills


• Ability to handle unpleasant sights and odors.


• Must be team-oriented

Pay Range: $20.00 - $25.00

Starting Pay: Based on Experience

Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging  individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.