Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

City of Kenosha – Brookside Care Center

• Performs a variety of routine duties relating to the personal care of residents
• Bathes, shampoos, and dresses residents
• Attends to other personal and grooming needs such as combing hair, brushing teeth, and reading mail
• Takes temperatures and pulses
• Cleans equipment, including wheelchairs and lifts
• Reports any changes in resident behavior or health
• Assists in lifting, elevating, and positioning residents
• Passes food trays
• Encourages residents to feed themselves and assists when necessary
• Assists residents to dining area and other activities
• Walks and exercises residents as directed
• Distributes resident personal laundry
• Makes room checks on night shifts, reporting any changes in conditions
• Cleans up after resident accidents
• Performs related work as required or assigned

• Experience in a nursing home setting or hospital (preferred but not required)
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and standards of nurse aide practices
• Health care, sanitation, hygiene, and medical treatment knowledge
• Basic computer usage
• Ability to successfully work with physicians, nurses, attendants, residents, and the general public
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions and assignments
• Maintain effective communication and open, collaborative relationships with nursing and other facility staff
• Communicate effectively with residents, family members or responsible parties, staff, physicians, and others as required
• Maintain confidentiality and respect in a diverse and inclusive environment

• Lift 50 pounds from floor to waist and 20 pounds from waist to shoulder
• Carry 50 pounds for up to 20 feet
• Push/pull 60 horizontal force pounds for 10 feet

The successful candidate will be required to comply with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid regulations and Brookside Care Center’s mandatory vaccination policy in healthcare facilities. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment unless an individual obtains an approved medical or religious exemption.

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Kenosha County is an equal opportunity employer.