About this role
Lake Port Square is an upscale Senior Living community located on the shores of Lake Harris on a 78-acre nature preserve. We offer a wide variety of beautifully appointed residential options, a wealth of exceptional services and amenities, and a full calendar of fun, engaging activities. Lake Port Square is conveniently located just an hour away from the airports, shopping, attractions and theme parks of Orlando. Lake County is home to many nature trails, lake activities and the best parks in Central Florida.
As a life care community, Lake Port Square makes aging in place simple. Residents are able to seamlessly transition from independent living to assisted living, and skilled nursing care, as their healthcare needs change.
Why come work for Lake Port Square?
- We provide a fun workplace culture with many campus-wide events
- Increased wages and shift differentials
- Paid Training
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Excellent staffing ratios
- Benefits for Full and Part Time employees
We are seeking full-time CNA's for FT Days to join our skilled nursing clinical team. Shifts include every other weekend. The starting pay range for this position is $17.00 per hour with generous shift differentials!
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If you enjoy working with older adults, caring for and talking with them, learning from their stories, and seeing them smile, this is the job of a lifetime. Lake Port Square, you can jump-start a senior living career or build the one you have. You’ll grow, advance, and gain knowledge in senior services — one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country.
YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL…
- Assist residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting and exercising.
- Give treatments, performs tests, carries out procedures and collects specimens as instructed.
- Report and record observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.
- Transfer, transport and escort residents as needed.
- Answer signal lights promptly.
- Change bed linens, make beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly
- Works as a member of the team.
- Gets along well with co-workers.
- Accepts change in a positive manner.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU…
- Successful completion of a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required
- Excellent knowledge of emergency response and first aid (CPR)
- Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards
- Respectful and compassionate
- Good time management skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong ethics
- Physical endurance
- Can generate a warm, friendly, and caring manner on first impression.
- Can communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and visitors.
- Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
- Can pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
WE VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES AND SHOW APPRECIATION THROUGH…
- Extraordinary Reward Points, because we value recognizing and appreciating our employees for their hard work.
- Our comprehensive benefits, because we value health and wellness for you and your family.
- Various Employee-led Committees because we value employee engagement and making your voice heard.
- A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program because we understand that life happens.
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, (401)K Retirement
Other facts
About Essex Meadows
Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline, Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, 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!
We Are a Community that Believes in Hospitality!
Simply put, residents come first. Essex Meadows provides a warm, welcoming environment that inspires residents to live their best lives. Team members are friendly and accommodating. The food is exquisite. The services and amenities are comprehensive. Each aspect of the community is designed to create the best possible experience of senior living in Essex, CT.
We Are a Community that Invests in the Future of Our Region!
Surrounded by the coastal forest known as The Preserve and minutes from the coastline, Essex Meadows is dedicated to preserving our area’s nature and wildlife for generations to come. Our community is LEED Gold Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in recognition of our sustainability efforts, energy and water efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. Residences at Essex Meadows are constructed with renewable materials and energy-efficient building practices.
What you'll do
- Assist residents with daily living activities such as dressing, grooming, and bathing. Report and record observations and work as a member of the clinical team.
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