CNA, Caregiver

Location: Papillion, NE
Service Line: Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages
Schedule: Multiple Shifts & Scheduling Opportunities Available

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for compassionate, dependable, and energetic Nurse Techs (CNAs) to join our team at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages in Papillion.

The Cottages offer a unique, home-like environment where elders are supported in maintaining as much independence, choice, and connection as possible. As a Nurse Tech, you will become part of their daily lives—helping with personal care, encouraging independence, noticing the little things, and building relationships that matter.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple:
Inspiring people to live their best lives. If you are looking for a CNA role where you can truly get to know the people you care for, the Cottages may be the right fit for you.

As a Nurse Tech
, you will work alongside nurses and other cottage team members to provide hands-on, person-centered care.

You will:

• Assist elders with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, hygiene, and other activities of daily living.
• Help with transfers, repositioning, ambulation, and mobility.
• Encourage elders to safely maintain as much independence as possible.
• Respond promptly to requests for assistance.
• Obtain and document vital signs as directed.
• Observe elders for changes in condition, behavior, comfort, or mobility.
• Communicate changes or concerns promptly to the nurse.
• Assist with meals, snacks, hydration, and other daily needs.
• Support individualized care plans and routines.
• Complete required documentation accurately and timely.
• Maintain elder privacy, dignity, safety, and confidentiality.
• Follow infection-control and safe resident-handling procedures.
• Communicate positively with elders, families, nurses, and fellow team members.
• Help maintain a clean, comfortable, and welcoming cottage environment.
• Jump in and help wherever needed to keep the cottage running smoothly.

Great Nurse Techs bring more than clinical skills.

We are looking for people who show up, pay attention, build relationships, and genuinely care about the people they serve.

At the Cottages, you have the opportunity to really know the elders you care for—their routines, preferences, personalities, and the little things that can make their day better.

Ideal candidates will have:

• A compassionate and respectful approach to elder care.
• A friendly, positive, and approachable personality.
• Dependability and strong follow-through.
• A genuine interest in working with aging adults.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to recognize and report changes in condition.
• Strong attention to safety and individual care needs.
• Ability to stay organized in a fast-paced care environment.
• A team-first mentality and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Patience, flexibility, and a desire to make a meaningful difference every shift.

• Completion of an approved Nursing Assistant course required.
• Active Nebraska CNA certification required
  .
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Basic Life Support/CPR certification required or must be obtained within Hillcrest’s established timeframe.
• Previous CNA, senior living, long-term care, post-acute, assisted living, or similar experience preferred.

Because great care starts with knowing the person
.

The Cottage model is designed to feel more like home and less like an institution. You will work within a smaller team and have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with the elders you support.

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