CNA; Client Care Aide II) Overnight Shift - Veterans Community Living Center Homelake - Monte Vista

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

The Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake is a State-owned and operated skilled nursing facility and domiciliary dedicated to serving those who have served us. We strive to provide excellent customer service and to respect and honor resident choices regarding bathing, rising, bedtimes, and other personal decisions. Our philosophy is to provide residents a home where life and love abound.

While in this position, you are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

This position will work Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 pm - 6:30 am; shifts may vary depending on business needs.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

The Client Care Aide (CNA) provides basic hands-on patient/resident care in a safe, clean, infection controlled environment by bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, skin care, range of motion, positioning, ambulating, transferring, toileting programs, feeding programs, transporting, performing basic assessments (vital signs, blood pressures, weights, etc.), and charting/documenting all of the above. This is a fully operational position responsible for performing the full range of client aide tasks and problem-solving.

These positions detect information or problems by interviewing or investigating. This position must possess a Colorado CNA certification, and the certification must remain in good standing.

• Perform basic nursing care; bathing, feeding, dressing, transferring, ambulating, positioning, lifting, range of motion, toileting, skin care, etc.
• Provide safety of residents and others by use of correct lifting techniques, monitoring the environment and Resident whereabouts/activities, use of safety devices such as lifts and enabler bars, etc.
• Perform basic resident assessments such as weights, bowel and bladder incontinence, intake and outputs, vital signs, and record the same
• Record hall sheet data each shift. Implements proper infection control practices via the use of standard precautions
• Communicate with others to ensure proper resident care and work completion. Keeps RN’s and LPNs informed of findings and changes in resident condition
• Maintain therapeutic milieu through appropriate interpersonal skill use, monitoring of environments, and assisting residents to maintain rooms and possessions
• Maintain resident care and equipment, such as cleaning oxygen concentrators, filling portable oxygen tanks, maintaining/disinfecting tubs and showers, changing lift batteries, etc.
• Transports residents for medical appointments, etc., in state vehicles when the need arises
• Attends in-house and off-site educational training, Cornerstone online training, and staff meetings to maintain current on techniques, policies, and adequate inter-shift communication
• Other duties as assigned

• Current & active Certified Nurse Assistant license and a current BLS CPR certification. Vaccinations as required by State and facility.

• High school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED)
• One year of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position

• Current, valid certification as a Nurse Aide (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies will substitute for the high school diploma or GED
• Current, valid licensure as a Practical Nurse (LPN) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or any state participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact will substitute for the…