Job Description

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

 A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides quality nursing care to residents while implementing specific procedures and programs related to resident care under supervision of assigned Charge Nurse (LPN or RN).

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides individualized attention to residents which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial well-being
• Maintains a calm, pleasant living environment for the residents
• Contributes to the resident care planning process by providing the Charge Nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents' needs and preferences 
• Attends to residents' activities of daily living which may include assistance with feeding, grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, and range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements
• Performs various tasks assigned by the Charge Nurse, including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments and collecting specimens
• Observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel
• Lifts, moves and transports residents using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention
• Answers residents' call lights promptly and courteously
• All other duties as assigned 

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Education and Experience Requirements:

• Successful completion of an accredited CNA program and the competency exam.
• Must be CPR Certified
• Previous experience in long-term care facility is preferred
• Compassionate and empathetic personality 

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Physical Demands:

•          Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
•          Must be able to push, pull move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet
•          May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
•          The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Pavilion Healthcare has a long and successful history of providing long and short-term skilled nursing care. At Pavilion, we are committed to personalized, integrated care that factors in the total well-being of every guest and their family members, and that does not just meet, but exceeds, their expectations. As part of this empathetic, respectful culture of care, we are dedicated to meeting individual preferences and needs in order to help each guest feel at home and achieve an optimal health outcome – our number one goal.

We don’t just offer care for you – we care about you.