Join our dedicated team at The Friendship Home in Audubon, IA 50025, where your role as a Full-Time Certified Nurse Aide will make a meaningful impact.. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for those in our care, fostering a nurturing environment that aligns with our core values of Faith, Respect, and Integrity. Collaborate with a motivated and engaged team that shares your passion for excellence in social services. You will have the opportunity to grow professionally while being part of a community that truly cares about the well-being of others.

You will receive great benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Competitive Salary, Paid Time Off, and Annual paid birthday day off. Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance.. Seize this chance to make a difference where your dedication and heart will be celebrated.

The Friendship Home: Our Story

The health and safety of our residents is our top priority. We combine a high quality facility with well trained nurses, all while maintaining a warm and friendly atmosphere.

What's your day like?

As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) working a 12-hour day shift at The Friendship Home, you will be instrumental in providing direct care to residents, ensuring their comfort, safety, and dignity throughout the day. Your responsibilities will encompass assisting residents with essential morning routines, including bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting, as well as facilitating mobility, transfers, and positioning. You will contribute significantly to meal service by delivering trays, assisting with feeding, and meticulously documenting food and fluid intake. Throughout your shift, you will monitor vital signs, promptly respond to call lights, and provide ongoing hygiene and comfort care.

You will also prepare residents for activities, therapy sessions, and family visits while maintaining tidy living spaces stocked with necessary supplies. Furthermore, accurate documentation, adherence to care plans, and effective communication with nursing staff are essential to uphold our standards of care and safety.

What we're looking for in a Certified Nurse Aide

To excel as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at The Friendship Home, a combination of essential skills and qualifications is necessary. You must possess a solid understanding of basic patient care practices, including bathing, grooming, feeding, toileting, and mobility assistance. Proficiency in vital signs measurement-temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation-is crucial, along with knowledge of infection control practices and safety protocols.

The ability to follow individualized care plans and document care accurately is paramount, as is an understanding of proper body mechanics for safe lifting, transferring, and repositioning residents. You must also be aware of residents' rights, confidentiality, and HIPAA guidelines. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential for interacting with residents, families, and healthcare staff.

Additionally, you should demonstrate dependability, professionalism, and compassion while being willing to work collaboratively within a team and adapt to the ever-changing needs of residents. Maintaining an active CNA license, along with current certifications in Mandatory Reporting and CPR, is required.

Knowledge and skills required for the position are:

• Job Knowledge
• Understanding of basic patient care (bathing
• grooming
• feeding
• toileting
• mobility assistance).
• Knowledge of infection control practices and proper hand hygiene.
• Familiarity with vital signs measurement (temperature
• pulse
• respiration
• blood pressure
• oxygen saturation).
• Awareness of safety protocols
• fall prevention
• and use of assistive devices.
• Ability to follow individualized care plans and document care accurately.
• Knowledge of proper body mechanics for safe lifting
• transferring
• and repositioning.
• Understanding of residents' rights
• confidentiality
• and HIPAA guidelines.
• Recognition of normal vs. abnormal physical or behavioral changes and timely reporting to nursing staff.
• Requirements
• Active Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license in the state of employment.
• Current Mandatory Reporter Certification
• Current CPR certification preferred.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts
• including weekends and holidays as scheduled.
• Physical ability to lift
• transfer
• and assist residents
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with residents
• families
• and healthcare staff.
• Dependability
• professionalism
• and compassion in providing resident-centered care.
• Willingness to follow instructions
• work as part of a team
• and adapt to changing resident needs.

Join us!

Applying for this position is a walk in the park if you feel it's a good fit for you. Best of luck!