CNA, Healthcare Nursing

Job Location

420 Bay Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756

The Oaks of Clearwater is seeking Full Time, Part Time & PRN C.N.A.’s for our 60 bed Rehab Center. We are a 15-story retirement community located at 420 Bay Ave in downtown Clearwater.

Current Openings:
Full Time & Part-Time!

Certified Nursing Assistants provide routine nursing care in a manner conducive to the comfort and safety of residents in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations, and are delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties by the Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing Services, Administrator, or other assigned supervisory personnel to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.

• Verify the identification of a resident to assure appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident/patient.
• Recognize and respond to the needs of residents.
• Report changes in the resident’s condition to the charge/ staff nurse as soon as possible and document in the resident’s/patient’s record.
• Promote independence of resident’s decisions.
• Report and record resident’s intake on meal percentage sheets and report to the Charge Nurse any low meal intake.
• Report accidents and incidents when they occur.
• Assist with admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
• Routinely review work assignments and schedules to update or change task objectives.
• Perform assigned task in accordance with policies and procedures as instructed by the supervisor.
• Notify supervisor of pending absence or tardiness within the time frame described in the personnel handbook.
• Report to supervisor all complaints and grievances made by residents, families, visiting individuals, agencies, etc.
• Report resident/patient leaving the premises or has left the premises immediately to the Charge Nurse.

• Communicate with co-workers at all levels to adequately meet the needs of the resident/patient.
• As appropriate, help create an atmosphere of optimism, warmth, and interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit.
• Meet with nursing personnel as scheduled to assist in identifying and correcting problems and/or the improvement of services.

• Dental and mouth care
• Bathing
• Dressing and grooming
• Hair care
• Nail Care
• Shaving
• Bowel and bladder care
• Other personal and hygiene care
• Observe and report the presence of “pressure” areas to prevent decubitus and provide skin care according to policy.
• Attend and participate in orientation programs, on-going training, and educational classes.
• Monitor and intervene in keeping mobility-limited and bed-bound residents clean and dry.
• Make occupied and unoccupied beds and change bed linens.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc. Assure that nurses call system is always within easy reach and answered promptly.
• Assist with and/or perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures. Measure and record vital signs, such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, anatomical dimension/circumference, etc. Report any resident abuse immediately.
• Observe, monitor, and report symptoms of potential skin breakdown and/or decubitus ulcers and intervene with appropriate skin care as instructed.
• Assist with the applications of slings, elastic bandages, binders, etc. Provide range of motion exercises.
• Observe, monitor, and report condition of disoriented and comatose residents.
• Attend and participate in orientation programs, on-going training, and educations classes.
• Follow established safety precautions, observe, monitor, and intervene or report unsafe…