zzzCertified Nursing Assistant, Full Time Day

What makes Kindred Healthcare a great place to work? Our people, of course! Our clinicians answer this special calling because they have a fundamental, internal drive to directly help people. In return, we serve, develop and respect our employees in environments created to optimize their job effectiveness, experience, and satisfaction. This is who we are.

Who are you? To succeed in our high-energy, high-reward environment, our clinicians provide compassionate critical care and deliver exceptional patient experiences , meaningful outcomes, and bonds for life.

As our most acute level of care, Kindred's transitional care hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit , but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients .

As a Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA within our SNF you will :

Job Summary:

Under supervision, provides basic nursing assistance and assists residents with daily living activities.

Essential Functions : ( Those functions that the individual who holds the position must be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation).

• Answers signal lights and bells to determine resident needs.

• Assists residents with grooming, oral hygiene, bathing, hair, and incontinence care.

• Obtains food trays and assists residents with feeding.

• Assists residents with range of motion exercises, and movement to wheelchair or activity areas.

• Assists resident with turning and positioning in bed

• Assists resident with ambulation for short distance in facility.

• Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

• Documentation on flow sheets as directed.

• Attends interdisciplinary meetings as needed to provide input into selected resident's plans of care.

  Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations:

• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.

• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and facility staff.

• Must have good and regular attendance.

• Approximate percent of time required to travel:

• Performs other related duties as assigned.