Nurse Aide In Training

Are you compassionate, reliable, and eager to start a rewarding career in healthcare?

Join Bethany Village as a Nurse Aide in Training (NAT) and gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside our Certified Nursing Assistants and nursing staff. As an NAT, you’ll enhance the quality of life for our residents through one-on-one interactions, personal care, daily activities, and meaningful support. This is a great opportunity to begin your journey toward becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant in a supportive, team-oriented environment where your work truly makes a difference every day.

Basic Function:

To enhance the quality of life of our residents through one-on-one interaction. Training to be a Certified Nursing Assistant with the assistance of CNAs and Nursing staff.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with resident personal care.
• Assist with dining room and feed residents.
• Assisting with daily one-on-one or small group activities with the residents.
• Pass waters and all needed supplies to residents such as briefs, underpants, wipes, soap, denture cups, etc.
• Transport residents to and from medical appointments.
• Answer call lights and assists residents as needed.
• Provide daily meal assistance passing of trays
• Responsible for maintaining confidentiality of resident and facility information.

Endorsing comply with the vision, objective, procedures, and policies of Bethany Village.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Take approved residents out for cigarette.
• Daily resident transportation to and from dining room and activities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education Required:

• High school education or GED preferred.
• Ability to read, speak and write English is also required for this position.
• On-site training will be provided.

Experience Required:

• Previous long-term care experience helpful
• Prior experience working with the dementia resident preferred, and a genuine interest in the geriatric field is required.

Hazards:

Exposure to the following may be present in this position:

• Blood-borne pathogens and infectious body fluids/waste.
• MSDS sheets are available for all chemicals used.

Equipment Used:

• Computer, photocopier, fax machine, and general office equipment.

Working Conditions:

• Indoor - Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Every-other weekend required, and holidays may be required as needed.
• Overtime as needed.
• May be required to work past regular shift, or off-shifts as necessary.
• Working conditions for this position may include the following: inside, odors, adequate lighting, working with/around others, working alone.

Physical Demands:

• Some heavy lifting required at times:
• <15 lbs, throughout the shift.
• Constant walking, standing, turning crouching, pushing wheelchairs & carts, sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, depth perception, and concentration are required for this position.

Personal Protective Equipment & Uniform Requirements:

• Nursing Scrubs.
• Bethany Village Photo I.D.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must be able to communicate with co-workers, residents, and the families of the residents.
• Dependable, prompt, tactful, patient, a desire to work with geriatric residents.
• Resident-focused at all times, while acting as a pleasant professional is essential.
• Task-centeredness, punctuality, and a pleasant demeanor are beneficial to successful performance in this position.

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts. Full job descriptions available in HR. Bethany Village is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.