CNA - Certified Nurse Aide

Who We Are:

We are an interim housing healthcare agency where people experiencing homelessness and/or crisis heal, grow, & reclaim their futures.

Position: CNA - Certified Nurse Aide

Job Type: Full-time, 8:00am - 4:30pm or 3pm - 11:30pm or 11pm - 7:30am (flexible as needed)

Starting Annual Salary : $18/hour and up DOE

What We Offer:

An outstanding benefits package and numerous opportunities for growth and advancement in our organization.

• Paid Holidays including Employee's Birthday Off
• Earn PTO that increases with tenure
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Medical Insurance Offering 4 HMO plans with Kaiser
• Dental and Vision Insurance, both HMO & PPO options
• Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid
• Long Term Disability
• 401K Plan: STTHS offers a standard 401k plan with 100% employer match up to 3% of salary
• Employee Assistance Program

What We Ask:

POSITION SUMMARY:

The CNA assists the professional staff by performing various resident care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of the residents. Responsible for the delivery of resident care as directed by the RN, LVN, or NP.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

The essential functions include:

• Follow facility protocol for admission documentation
• HIPAA Competency – Protect residents’ privacy by insuring resident protected health information (PHI) is not left unattended or open
• Prepare resident for meals; serve and collect trays, assist in setting up and feeding residents; serve water and nourishments when indicated
• Complete meal assessment sheet and record oral intakes accurately
• Help transfer, lift, raise, and turn residents; utilize proper lifting and body mechanics and appropriate transfer devise to prevent personal injury
• Recognize and identify limitation in providing care and seeks help from appropriate staff
• Obtain temperature on residents whose medical conditions warrants such monitoring; obtain urine samples, weights, intake/output whenever necessary
• Regularly check on residents to insure comfort, dignity and privacy; report accurate results to achieve the best possible resident care
• Memorize and implement infection control policies
• Prepare resident room for admission; provide resident orientation to room and admission pack supplies; assist resident with dressing as indicated Assist nurse with various duties as directed, e.g., removing and replacing TEDS, reapplication of oxygen, application of specialty mattresses, turning and positioning immobile residents every two hours, etc.
• Assist discharged resident with dressing and packing; clean room of supplies/linen prior to terminal cleaning by housekeeping
• Maintain and improve resident optimal level of functioning and nursing rehabilitation
• Recognize changes in resident’s condition and ask appropriate questions to clarify the situation; report changes to superiors
• Clean each unit weekly and as assigned, including IV poles, ice bucked/ladle, and wheelchair/carts
• Deliver supplies to resident rooms; maintain resident rooms in a neat, orderly, and clutter free environment
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum one year experience as a CNA preferred
• Current BLS certification (or willing to obtain during first 30 days of employment)
• Able to read, understand, and follow individual resident care plans
• Able to obtain and record resident’s temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, intake/output.
• Able to meet all health, compliance and competency requirements
• Detail oriented with effective time management, organizational, written, verbal, and computer skills
• Knowledge of infection control procedures, including proper hand washing techniques, contact with blood spills, and standard precautions
• Able to learn quickly and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies and with minimal supervision
• Experience completing medication logs to accepted industry standards
• Minimum 30 WPM typing speed preferred
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Office environment
2. May necessitate working in busy and loud environment
3. Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
4. May need to bend, stoop, twist , and pick up heavy materials for short periods of time

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE (ITC)

STT Healing Solutions practices Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles which recognizes the signs, symptoms, and widespread impact of trauma; Employees are asked to comprehensively integrate knowledge of Trauma Informed Care into policies, procedures, and practices with the goal to prevent re-traumatization which promotes healing of individuals, families, and communities.