Certified Nursing Aide

Job Details

Job Location:

Center of Family Love - Okarche, OK 73762 Position Type:
Full-Time/Part-Time Job Shift: Any Job Category:
Health Care

Center of Family Love (CFL) in Okarche, OK is a faith-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides residential and employment programs for adults with intellectual disabilities by cultivating their interests, skills and independence to live creative, productive and joyous lives. We are located 30 minutes west of north Oklahoma City.

Provides quality long-term care to residents in an environment that champions their rights, dignity, health, independence, and individuality; implements specific procedures and programs; coordinates work within the department, as well as with other departments; reports pertinent information to the immediate supervisor; responds to inquiries or requests for information; assists the immediate supervisor with tasks to support department operations.

A high school diploma or GED equivalent; successful completion of an Oklahoma state-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course or other education which meets state certification requirements. Must hold current Nursing Assistant Certification in Oklahoma or be eligible to obtain certification within four months of employment.

Moderate reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics skills; proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills; auditory and visual skills; ability to bend, stoop, sit, stand, reach, and lift items weighing 25 pounds or less; satisfactory completion of post-offer, pre-employment physical as required.

A minimum of three months' prior nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.

Physical requirements include frequent bending, standing, walking; continuous ability for speech communication and hearing in order to communicate with residents, employees and the public, vision for reading, recording and interpreting information, ability to stand for long hours at a time, and the ability to lift/carry a maximum of 25 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality.
• Provide individualized attention to residents.
• Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provide support to the resident according to the care plan.
• Contribute to the care planning process.
• Attend to the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements.
• Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
• Assists with getting residents to and from their Program’s classes and engage with the residents the entire time.
• Assists with teaching the residents during Program’s classes
• Assist in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment and report environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse.
• Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
• Perform various tasks assigned by the charge nurse including vital signs, residents' weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, etc.
• Cooking and housekeeping duties, as assigned.
• Assist with orienting residents and their families to the campus upon admission and to the unit when transfers occur.
• Lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
• Engage, communicate and interact effectively and tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
• Complete certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with…