Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA;
Listed on 2026-09-08
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Nursing
CNA, Nursing Home, Healthcare Nursing
Location: Town of Wausau
Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA (Full and part time positions available)
Job Category: Nursing Home
Requisition Number: CERTI
002251
- Posted :
July 16, 2026 - Full-Time
- On-site
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DescriptionThe Certified Nursing Assistant Opportunity:
Under the supervision of a Licensed Nurse, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides high-quality, person-centered care to residents of Mount View Care Center. The CNA supports residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), monitors and reports changes in condition, contributes to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment, and promotes resident dignity, independence, and choice. This role serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary care team and ensures a respectful, homelike atmosphere for all individuals in the nursing home.
Compensation and Benefits:
- The starting pay range for this role is $20.69 - $23.50, based on experience, plus $1.50 shift differential for 2:00pm - 10:00pm hours worked and $2.50 for all 10:00pm - 6:00pm hours worked.
- We have full-time and part-time shifts available, which include weekdays, weekends and holidays.
- Full-time and part-time positions open. Shifts are 2:00pm - 10:30pm or 10pm-6:00am
- PTO, paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, on-site bistro and cafeteria, pharmacy, newly updated facility, life insurance, accident insurance, hospital insurance, employee assistance program, and more.
- As a full-time employee of NCHC, you would be eligible for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is a hybrid defined benefit plan. It contains elements of both a 401(k) or defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan. Participating staff contribute 7.2% and NCHC will match this at 100% each pay period!
What Qualifies You:
Required:
- Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
- Ability to lift and support residents safely.
- Computer literacy, which includes electronic medical records.
Preferred:
- More than 2 years of experience in long-term care of a nursing home setting.
In evaluating candidates for this position, North Central Health Care may consider a combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position.
What a Certified Nursing Assistant does at NCHC:
- Provide hands-on care with ADLs including bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, toileting/incontinence care, feeding, and mobility support.
- Follow individualized care plans and ensure care is delivered in alignment with resident goals, preferences, rights, and safety needs.
- Assist with ambulation, transfers, and positioning using gait belts, non-mechanical aids, and mechanical lifts (sit-to-stand, full-body lifts).
- Provide restorative and range-of-motion exercises as assigned.
- Answer call lights promptly and ensure timely, compassionate response to resident needs.
- Assist residents with assistive devices, prosthetics, colostomy appliances, and adaptive equipment.
- Support residents during mealtimes, including set-up, per-meal grooming, feeding assistance, documentation of intake, and ensuring nutritional safety.
- Observe and report changes in resident physical, emotional, or cognitive status to the Licensed Nurse.
- Communicate effectively with residents, families, nurses, and interdisciplinary staff while maintaining professionalism and empathy.
- Provide input to care conferences and document care accurately in electronic systems.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized resident environment including stocking supplies, making beds, and assisting with resident personal laundry.
- Follow infection control protocols, including PPE use, hand hygiene, standard and transmission-based precautions.
- Report equipment concerns, safety hazards, or resident rights issues immediately.
- Support a calm, homelike atmosphere and assist in minimizing stressors for residents.
- Protect resident belongings and promptly report missing items.
- Ensure residents are free from abuse, neglect, and restraints.
- Honor the residents’ right to refuse care and seek alternatives that respect autonomy.
- Accurately document ADLs, intake/output, restorative care, and other assigned tasks in the electronic charting system prior to end of shift.
- Attending required continuing education, mandatory meetings and complete annual competencies (minimum 12 hours per year).
- Participate in onboarding and training of new staff members.
- Maintain awareness of unit-specific needs, including ventilator care, dementia care, and end-of-life/hospice support.
- Participate in emergency procedures, including identifying Dr. Codes, Security Alerts, and responding appropriately.
- Assist with dining room setup, social engagement, and promotion of community-based activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
About North Central Health Care:
Nestled in the heart of Central Wisconsin, North Central Health Care (NCHC) is a healthcare organization formed over fifty years ago as a partnership between three Central…
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