CNA - Care Partner
CNA - Care Partner
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Job Description
Signon Bonus of $1750 and a crisis bonus of $2.00 per hour.
Signon bonus paid with $250 after 25 shifts $500 after 50 shifts and $1000 after 100 shifts.
The primary role of a Care Partner at Cottages of Lake St Louis is to protect sustain and nurture the up to 10 elders who live in their Cottage. This is done by providing assistance with their activities of daily living and meeting other needs as they are required. The ultimate goal of the Care Partner is to provide assistance and care which promotes a high quality of life and a positive elderhood. The responsibilities include not just care for the Elders but also their environment including cooking laundry and some housekeeping.
Functions of the job:
- Recognize/respond to the needs of the elders while encouraging their independence
- Observe monitor and report changes in the elders condition to nurses on the Clinical Support Team
- Assist elders with personal care functions including but not limited to:
- Dental and mouth care
- Bathing dressing and grooming
- Toileting and incontinence care
- Assist in moving repositioning and transporting elders into and out of beds chairs bathtubs wheelchairs lifts etc. as specific to each elders plan of care
- Attend and participate in elder care conferences
- Be a part of a team of care givers in the home who work collaboratively to provide care in a healthy and safe environment
- Prepare and serve meals and nutritional snacks
- Assist elders with eating and properly document the intake and weights of the elders
- Provide care to the elders in a gentle empathetic efficient and timely manner
- Launder clothing linen and other articles per guidelins
- Routinely clean and maintain the environment of the home
- Relay grievances or suggestions to the Guide
Each Care Partner works with the other Care Partners in their Cottage as part of a Self Managed Work Team (SMWT). The SMWT works collaboratively with the nurses who are part of the Clinical Support Team to direct all matters related to skilled nursing services. For all other matters the Care Partner and SMWT report directly to the Guide of their Cottage.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our HR Director Ronda at. You can also send an email to
Requirements:
- Certified Nurse Assistant certification
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Twist stoop bend squat lift and carry items up to 25 pounds
- Reach above at or below shoulder height
- Walk or stand a majority of the time
- Communicate orally and/or in writing with elders and coworkers
- Ability to visually monitor elders from a distance of up to 35 feet and to hear elders calls coughs and alarms
Employment Type
Hourly
