Certified Nursing Assistant w/Medication Aide-Days - Louisville Care Center

Here at Louisville Care Center, we have multiple roles open for a skilled CNA. You will provide outstanding patient care and physical support for residents on a daily basis. This role requires that you have your state certified nursing assistant certification.

Responsibilities:

• Providing great patient care.
• Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
• Providing physical support for residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
• Turning and repositioning bedridden residents.
• Ensuring residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
• Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff.
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine.
• Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements.
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.

CNA Requirements:

• State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification.
• Current CPR (American Heart Association).
• Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment..
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Current identification.
• Comfortable using a computer.
• Excellent personal hygiene.

Louisville Care Center is seeking highly motivated, flexible, and dedicated individuals to join our family! We offer an exciting benefit package (Free health insurance), flexible scheduling to meet your needs, competitive wages, Shift pick up bonus's and shift differencial! Aso offering a generous HIRE ON BONUS. Having a Fun and Caring Attitude is a MUST! Feel free to inquire by sending an email to our Director of HR, Kendra at ktrauernicht@lccne.com