Certified Nursing Assistant

ResCare Community Living

Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in people's lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the needs of our clients in a variety of settings such as Home Health, Hospice, Residential and Private Duty. If your passion is outstanding patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life, then come work for us. Apply today!

Responsibilities

Assists nurses by performing various basic care activities related to services essential to caring for the personal needs and comfort of patient.

Dresses, grooms, bathes, feeds, takes and records vital signs of patients.

Answers call lights, assists in toileting, oral care, nail care, catheter care, assists patients in wheel chairs, transports, turns bedridden patients, reports patient changes, and takes out trash.

Requires certification as a Nurse Assistant; functions may not exceed Standards of Practice as accorded by certification.

Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care.

Cleans room and changes bed linen.

Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.

Gives medication as directed by Physician or Nurse and makes notation of amount and time given.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum age requirements is 18 years.

Valid driver's license, with satisfactory driving record, as defined by agency policy.

Certification, if required by state licensure as a CNA or Home Health Care Aide in the state in which the aide is to provide care.

Completion of a recognized home care aide training program or 6 months of recent experience as an aide.

Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting and may be expected to lift up 75 lbs.; must be able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time and bend, stoop, push, pull, and reach.

About Our Line of Business

ResCare Community Living, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, has five decades of experience in the disability services field, providing support to individuals who need assistance with daily living due to an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability. We provide a comprehensive range of high-quality services, including: community living, adult host homes for adults regardless of disability, behavioral/mental health support, in-home pharmacy solutions, telecare and remote support, supported employment and training programs, and day programs.

Salary Range

USD $16.00 / Hour