Overnight or Certified Nursing Assistant position

Position: Overnight 8 or 12 hour Certified Nursing Assistant position
Location: East Lancaster

Employees are an important part of life at The Green Fields! Not only do they help our residents to achieve their goals, but they also help them to maintain an optimal quality of life. We're looking for caring, compassionate employees to join our team and to help us fulfill our mission to deliver the area's BEST senior care!

Full Time or Part Time Overnights 630pm-7am, 11pm-7am.

Position Summary:

The CNA administers nursing care to designated residents under the direction of a registered or licensed nurse. Coordinates and supports the activities of our resident units and actively participates in the direct care of the resident, by following the specific approaches as stated in the plan of care.

We strive to be an employer of choice:

Competitive wages, pay based on experience, shift differential

Paid Weekly Referral Bonus Plan & other types of Incentives Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time, based on FT/PT status

Tuition Reimbursement Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K with employer match

Premier Third Party Child Daycare Onsite Free Access to Employee Wellness Center/Gym Uniform Allowance Free Parking Eligibility for certain benefits aligns with employment status

General Summary/Requirements:

Receives assignments which will include resident’s names and room numbers to whom they must deliver care on that shift.

Uses the Resident Care Record freely to have total awareness of resident’s ability.

Provides resident care as assigned which includes baths (bed and whirlpool) oral hygiene, assistance in transfer to and from the bathroom, offers bedpans and urinals, always keeps incontinent resident clean and dry, changes bed linens as often as necessary.

Transfers, ambulates, and positions residents to ensure comfort, prevent pressure sores & maintain & promote optimal level of function.

See that the residents are properly & comfortably always clothed.

Provides personal grooming as part of the resident care, e.g., trims nails, keeps resident’s hair combed and shampooed as necessary and shaves male resident’s daily.

Gives restorative care which includes exercise; instructs and encourages residents in self-help measures and activities.

Makes beds, tidies rooms, keeps inside of nightstands, dressers, and closets in an orderly fashion.

Prepares residents for meals, serves, and collects trays, feeds, or assists in feeding residents, provides nourishments when indicated, encourages & monitors meal acceptance and distributes fresh water.

Helps prepare residents for tests, X-rays and visits by physician, dentist and podiatrist, occupational therapy, physical therapy and recreational activities. Prepares them for church services and activities in other areas of the facility and may transport them to these areas or departments where the above occurs. May assist residents during church services and other activities.

Performs personal services for the resident within reason, such as: writing letters, operating TV and radio, assisting with recreational activity and occupational therapy projects; promoting concepts of comfort, security, rehabilitation, dependence, and resident safety.

Administers bedtime care with particular attention to toileting, oral hygiene, and bathing, settles resident comfortably to bed.

Assists relatives, visitors, and guests, but directs any inquiries regarding resident’s health to the nurse in charge.

Assists with and/or performs procedures following proper instructions and supervision, e.g., taking and recording TPR’s measuring and recording intake and output; assisting in admitting, transferring, discharging resident; collecting specimens such as urine, stool and sputum; as directed by charge nurse, assisting with care of terminally ill resident; postmortem care.

Provides foley catheter care according to policy.

Maintains the proper room temperature compatible with the resident’s needs and provides for adjusting the windows for ventilation-but always aware pf preventing resident’s exposure to draft and safety.

Assists nurses in giving treatments and examining residents.

Maintains appropriate techniques in all resident care to prevent spread of disease and infection.

Observes resident & informs nurse…