Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
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Franciscan Ministries
Wheeling, IL, US
Summary
The CNA will assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, and medication reminders, while monitoring their physical and cognitive wellbeing. They are also responsible for documenting care, assisting with dining services, and participating in life enrichment activities.
Job Description
Overview
Position Summary
In this role, you will be responsible for promoting the dignity, independence, self-determination, privacy, choice, and rights of the residents at the community. This role involves assisting residents with activities of daily living, medication reminders, and social and spiritual pursuits. This position will render personal care to residents and monitor their physical and cognitive wellbeing.
Essential Functions, Key Duties, & Responsibilities
- Assist residents with activities of daily living including but not limited to; bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and medication reminders in accordance with care plans and established community policies and procedures.
- Assist residents with lifting, turning, transferring, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
- Assist with dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including set-up, clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
- Monitor the residents’ physical and cognitive wellbeing and report changes to the nurse and supervisor.
- Deliver nutritional supplements to residents at assigned times and provide resident assistance as needed to ensure intake. Document intake per community policy/procedure.
- Participate in life enrichment programming and providing meaningful activities to residents.
- Document resident care timely and accurately.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and procedures and any updates.
Position Requirements
Education: High School Diploma/GED
Licenses/Certifications: Certified Nursing Certification may be required depending on state regulations
Experience: 1+ years of paid or volunteer experience working with seniors preferred
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to demonstrate patience and compassion in working with the elderly.
Min
USD $21.00/Hr.
Max
USD $25.00/Hr.
Franciscan Ministries, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, is a nonprofit Catholic organization. For more than a century, we have cared for generations of families. We own and operate premier senior living communities that provide a spectrum of housing and care options including independent living, assisted living, memory support services, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and community-based home care. Our charitable programs include a domestic violence prevention center and shelter, and we provide scholarships and educational support for students attending an all-girls Catholic high school in the Chicago area.
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lemont, Illinois
Franciscan Ministries, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, is a nonprofit Catholic organization. For more than a century, we have cared for generations of families. We own and operate premier senior living communities that provide a spectrum of housing and care options including independent living, assisted living, memory support services, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and community-based home care. Our charitable programs include a domestic violence prevention center and shelter, and we provide scholarships and educational support for students attending an all-girls Catholic high school in the Chicago area.
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lemont, Illinois
