Certified Nursing Assistant

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

Location: Vineland, NJ

Shift timing: · 2:30 PM – 11:00 PM: Saturdays and Sundays only.

· 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM: Fridays into Saturdays and Saturdays into Sundays only.

Roles & Responsibilities:

· May assist residents throughout admission, treatment, discharge, and community adjustment.

· May assist in providing and maintaining a therapeutic environment for residents either in a ward or in a cottage.

· Helps residents establish goals for social activities, family interventions, and peer relationships.

· May assist residents in writing letters, planning telephone calls, or with other personal matters in accord with established policy.

· Participates in continuous resident education programs with particular emphasis on self-help and whenever possible social development within the resident's treatment plan.

· Helps residents plan activities and appointments (doctor, dentist, clinics, and so forth).

· May be required to transport and/or escort residents to locations within or outside the facility as assigned and remains with residents when indicated.

· May assist residents to become familiar with community services and resources (transportation, library, adult school,and so forth).

· May assist with formal groups in reality orientation, remotivation, and behavior modification.

· Participates in individual and/or group activities with residents and encourages communication during this activity.

· May assist residents with and teaches them activities of daily living, and performs components of these activities when the resident is unable to do so.

· Bathes and/or assists residents with bathing and recognizes and reports any unusual conditions observed while assisting with or bathing resident.

· May assist residents with dressing and grooming.

· May assist residents with meals in dining area or in unit and assists them in eating when required.

· Encourages socialization at mealtime and intervenes when behavior becomes inappropriate.

· Participates in household activities in cottage/ward such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping.

· Teaches housekeeping skills to residents and performs basic housekeeping duties to ensure cleanliness of the residents' living quarters.

· Collects and bags soiled linen and stores clean linen.

· May assist with and provide recreational activities designed to meet the needs of the individual resident.

· Attends in-service education sessions to become more proficient in on-the-job skills.

· Communicates using interpersonal skills necessary in assisting residents and all other members of the treatment team to perform in a harmonious manner.

· Greets and assists visitors with inquiries which do not require professional judgment and/or evaluation and refers all other inquiries to the appropriate treatment team member.

· Practices the principles of fire safety, participates in fire and disaster drills, and properly transmits a fire alarm when required.

· Makes regular tours of the unit to check fire equipment and other safety factors, recognizes actual and potential safety hazards, and takes corrective action and/or reports conditionto the designated person in charge.

· Renders basic first aid and emergency care to residents when necessary using principles taught in the program.

· Lifts and/or moves residents as required.

· Provides medical supplies and equipment for assigned wards, rooms, and buildings.

· May assist with search for missing residents.

· Submits written reports whenever accidents or incidents occur, and prepares and submits other required reports and records.

· Organizes assigned work and develops effective work methods.

· Performs related direct care work as assigned.

· Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Pay: Up to $28.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28