Certified Nursing Assistant - Freeman Regional Long Term Care - PRN

Location: Freeman, SD Worker Type: PRN Work Shift: As Needed (United States of America) Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization. Position Highlights PRN (working at least 2 shifts every 6 weeks) Work Shifts Available: Day Shift (6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

Night Shifts (6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.) Weekends/Holidays A Brief Overview Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant allows you to directly make a meaningful difference in people's lives by providing essential daily care and emotional support. Y ou have the chance to impact the lives of people based on the care you provide.

The relationships you build with the residents and their families will impact you for the rest of your life.

What you will do

Provide assistance to residents with their activities of daily living. Perform routine duties and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff. Duties may include but not limited to assisting patients with bathing and dressing needs, personal hygeine, transfers into and out of bed, repositioning, toileting needs, answering call lights, insuring a clean environment.

Document concise and factual information on the appropriate forms. Perform or assist residents in performing specific medical care activities in accordance with established policy and procedure to contribute to the patient's plan of care. Provide feedback to nursing staff immediately on status or changes in patient conditions, pain management, and other important concerns.

Participate in providing emotional, educational and spiritual support for families. Comply with all aspects of resident rights including confidentiality and privacy. Report all allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property. Understanding and following established policy and procedures related to fire, tornado, evacuation, disaster plan, universal precautions, infection control procedures, hazardous and chemical communication program.

Mentor new employees and assists with their orientation. Lead, by example, following Freeman Regional Health Services CARE standards. Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: Must be 16 years or older. CNA Certified or the ability to complete the CNA courses to become certified within 60 days of hire.

Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.