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CNA-Certified Nursing Assistant-Various Positions Available

Feel like being part of a team where not only can you make a difference but your opinions are recognized and valued St. Peters Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Albany NY offers a sub-acute unit where you can gain clinical experience and advance your nursing practice and long-term care units. Apply now to take advantage of this opportunity to join a facility where the residents and team members are treated with dignity and respect in a family-like atmosphere! We are excited for you to join our team at SPNRC!

Position Highlights:

Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
Advancement: Strong orientation program generous tuition allowance and career development
Work/Life: Positions and shifts to accommodate all schedules

What you will do:

• Assist nursing personnel in providing basic care for residents necessary unit tasks and functions.
• Carries out assignments as instructed in a safe appropriate and timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain standards of Nursing Care; performs selected resident care as directed by the RN or LPN while maintaining the dignity of the resident and in accordance with policies procedures and regulations.
• Follow work assignments and/or work schedules in completing and performing assigned tasks.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment through the unit and shift.

Provide Resident Care:

• Assists resident with hygiene needs (baths mouth care hair care removes facial hair-shaving nail care back care).
• Assists with feeding of those residents able to chew and swallow without difficulty.
• Employs special oral feeding techniques for residents with special needs/difficulties.
• Measures intake and output accurately and documents on worksheet and graphic sheet.
• Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Performs routine colostomy care.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Weighs resident using upright chair and bed scale.
• Measure and record temperatures pulse and respirations as instructed.
• Maintains safety measures.
• Transfers or weighs residents using appropriate lift.
• Assists residents in use of bathroom shower urinal bedpan and commode for residents.
• Keep residents dry (i.e. change gown clothing linen etc. when it becomes wet or soiled).
• Change bed linens make beds provide extra covers as requested. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
• Ambulates residents including those using canes and walkers as instructed.
• Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments activity and social programs etc.
• Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position assist with turning residents and assist with lifting turning moving positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds chairs bathtubs wheelchairs lifts etc.
• Performs skin assessment and notifies Charge Nurse of any abnormalities in skin integrity.
• Measures and documents vital signs and weights. Report any variation in vital signs and weights. Report any variation in vital signs to Charge Nurse.
• Apply cold packs and warm compresses.
• Upholds residents Bill of Rights.
• Documents resident-related tasks in appropriate records.
• Assists with postmortem care and discharge of resident transfer.
• Assists with postmortem care and caring for personal belongings of the deceased.
• Attend and participate in scheduled training in-services and educational classes a required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Must be able to read write and speak English; High School Diploma or equivalent life-experience preferred.
• Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with New York State.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a sincere desire to serve others.
• Must be able to relay information concerning a residents condition.
• Must have patience cheerful disposition and enthusiasm as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must possess the ability to work professional with other staff residents family members and outside agencies/visitors.

Pay Range: $17.55 - $22.93

Pay is based on experience skills and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.