Certified Nursing Asst

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential funcion satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educations and Experience
Previous experience as a CNA and experience in working with geriatric residents is preferred and may be required

Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic documents in English. Bi-lingual language skills welcome

Reasoning Ability
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant as required by state and federal law.
If applicant is an Aide in Training, certification must be obtained within 120 days of hire

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential job functions without posing a direct threat to residents, self, or others. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be able to sit, walk, run, lift and carry in excess of 40 pounds, bend, climb, kneel, squat, stoop, push, pull, grasp, reach arms above head, and have hand and finger dexterity.
Ability to rapidly assist in the evacuation of all residents from the building in case of emergency.
Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of working daily with geriatric residents and dealing with emergency situations.
Must be able to see, hear, and smell sufficiently to ensure the personal comfort, dignity, health, and safety of the residents, and to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.

Equipment
Must be able to operate the following equipment: fire extinguisher, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, weight chair, Hoyer lift, thermometer, restraints, whirlpool bath, gait belt, hair dryer, rollers, curling iron, and other equipment as required to do the job.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.