Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Job Description:

Shift: 12 hour shift (7A-7P) Every Wednesday, Thursday & every other weekend (Saturday &Sunday) (Full-Time)

Peachtree Hills Place is looking for a Care Partner assists with the administration of care for our Assisted Living Members. This person would participate in health maintenance activities that do not include complex activities of daily living. The Care Partner provides person-directed duties consistent with enabling Members to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. In the Model of Care the Care Partner is responsible for meeting the needs of personal services, facilitating and initiating group and individual social, emotional and cognitive engagement, for activities of daily living.

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Care Partner provides person-directed duties consistent with enabling Members to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. In the Model of Care the Care Partner is responsible for meeting the needs of personal services, facilitate and initiate group and individual social, emotional and cognitive engagement and activities of daily living. Care Partner offers limited health maintenance activities.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Assists members with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning and toileting as needed.

• Reports and Records observations and incidents daily, by end of shift.

• Transfers, transports and/or escorts members as needed.

• Answers call lights promptly.

• Changes bed linens, Laundry, makes beds and keeps rooms spot cleaned and orderly.

• Provides the highest level of person-directed care, honoring and respecting Members rights to make choices regarding their daily lives, activities, and medical care.

• Uphold the Model of Care in the Households, ensuring that all team members are providing person-directed care at all times.

Other Duties:

• Maintains safe and sanitary workstations and equipment.

• Encourages independence and facilitate meaningful activities, ongoing engagement, and one on one engagement.

• Attends in-service training and education session, as assigned.

• Performs all other specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by Guide.

HOSPITALITY FOCUS: Park Springs fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with members, co-workers, and guests:

• We greet members, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.

• We treat everyone with courteous respect.

• We strive to anticipate member, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.

• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.

• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.

• We embrace and value our differences.

• We make members, employees and guests feel important.

• We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”

• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.

• We pay attention to details.

WELLNESS FOCUS: The Park Springs employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all members and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed members’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicates effectively, and performs simple arithmetic.

• Ability to document care given.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, stretching, and squatting is required.

• Must be able to stand and/or walk for up to 80% of the workday.

• Must be able to assist with the transferring, turning and positioning of members with or without assistance of one for a member weighing over 125 lbs.

• May be subjected to offensive odors and combative behavior.

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. frequently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

• May be exposed to communicable diseases including the HIV and HBV viruses.

• Must be able to work paying close attention to detail with frequent interruptions