CNA -Part-Time - HC

Certified Nurse's Aide

• CNA - PART-TIME

Multiple shift available

• 2:30pm-11pm

Are you passionate about delivering high quality service?

Do you love working with the elderly community?

Possibly the Coolest Certified Nursing Assistant Position Available!

How about we skip to the good stuff? Pomperaug Woods is located in Southbury, CT and is a wonderful combination of friendly residents and kind staff. Just walk through the front doors, and the joy is palpable. We are biased - but we are pretty sure we are the coolest place to work.

When you work at Pomperaug Woods, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Pomperaug Woods is recruiting for a hospitality focused CNA to join our team!

You will enjoy:

• Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Time off

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a CNA:

• Provides care to residents according to each resident's individualized plan of care and according to facility policies and procedures.

• Assists residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, Gives treatments, performs tests, carries out procedures and collects specimens as instructed.

• Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.

• Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed.

• Answers signal lights promptly.

• Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly.

• Adheres to the Resident Centered CARES Dining Service, which offers individualized menu choice as well as flexibility in dining times.

• Eating and feeding residents (serve tray or escort to dining room, feed, assist or set up food as needed, encourage and document food and fluid intake, adhere to modified diet regimens, provide nourishments between meals.)

• Dresses residents appropriately.

• Turns and positions residents who are unable to position themselves every two hours.

• Inspects residents' skin daily; observes for redness, open areas and rashes. Reports any change to charge nurse.

• Provides range of motion to all extremities daily with morning and evening care. Follows instructions of physical therapist to maintain proper body alignment, and proper positioning of all residents.

• Monitors and documents intake and output. Measures and records height and weight.

• Models and promotes Pomperaug Woods CARES by maintaining a homelike environment providing individualized care and services.

• Must work around domestic animals such as dogs, cats, birds, etc.

Important QUALIFICATIONS:

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

• Must read, write and speak English fluently.

• Must be able to use a computer to document care given.

Pomperaug Woods fully embraces a culture of hospitality.

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

• We treat everyone with courteous respect.

• We strive to anticipate resident, 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 residents, 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.