Education and Work Experience:

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification: Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) Health Care Provider certification: Preferred

Essential Functions:

• Uses the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary. Records all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner. Uses only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information. Reports all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical. Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
• Ensures that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.). Greets residents and escorts them to their room. Introduces resident to roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate. Makes resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.). Inventories and marks the resident’s personal possessions as instructed. Stores resident’s clothing. Assists residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
• Performs all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors. Follows work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks. Cooperates with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift. Meets with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services. Reports all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
• Assists with the application of nonsterile (moist and dry) warm/cold compresses. Assists in preparing the resident for a physical examination. Weighs and measures residents as instructed. Measures and records temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed. Answers resident calls as promptly as feasible. Ensures that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.