CNA, Healthcare Nursing

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Warwick, RI 02886
• Salary Range: $19.00

At Tamarisk Senior Living, a community of Jewish Collaborative Services, we are committed to providing dignified care wherever our residents call home. We honor the unique journey of each individual, creating a warm, supportive community where residents can live with independence, purpose, and respect. Our team members are essential to fulfilling this mission by delivering compassionate, person-centered care that embraces the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is essential to fulfilling our mission of dignified care by providing compassionate, hands‑on assistance to residents with their daily living activities. This position ensures optimal resident care, comfort, and safety while promoting independence and respecting each resident's individuality. The CNA works under the direction and supervision of the Director of Resident Care or Director of Memory Care (reporting to the Wellness Nurse or CMT on the evening and overnight shift(s)) to support residents wherever they call home—in assisted living or memory care settings.

• Provides compassionate, dignified care that honors each resident's individuality, preferences, life history, and personal choices
• Supports residents in maintaining maximum independence in all activities of daily living
• Creates a warm, homelike environment where residents feel safe, valued, and respected
• Recognizes and responds to each resident's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs
• Respects resident rights, privacy, and confidentiality at all times

• Assists residents with bathing (bed bath, tub bath, shower) while maintaining dignity and privacy
• Provides assistance with dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, and personal care
• Assists with toileting, continence care, and bladder/bowel training programs
• Supports residents with mobility, transfers, and ambulation using proper body mechanics and assistive devices
• Assists with feeding, hydration, and proper positioning during meals
• Provides skin care, nail care (non-diabetic), hair care, and shaving assistance

• Takes and accurately records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure) as assigned
• Measures and documents weight, height, intake and output
• Observes and reports changes in resident condition, behavior, or cognitive status to nursing staff
• Recognizes and reports signs and symptoms of illness, infection, pain, or distress
• Reminds residents to take medications as appropriate (does not administer unless also licensed as Certified Medication Aide (CMT))
• Assists with specimen collection as directed
• Applies elastic stockings, assists with simple non-sterile dressings, and provides basic wound care under supervision.

• Implements person-centered approaches for residents with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and cognitive impairment
• Uses validation, redirection, and therapeutic communication techniques
• Supports residents experiencing confusion, anxiety, or behavioral expressions
• Participates in meaningful activities and reminiscence programs
• Maintains a calm, structured environment with consistent routines

• Demonstrates understanding of and complies with RIDOH Exposure Prevention Plan for blood borne pathogens
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