Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Memory Care

Responsibilities:

• Assist residents in performing activities of daily living.
• This requires assisting with maintaining and/or improving the resident’s quality of life to the highest functional level.
• Participate in the daily care of residents such as checking schedules for resident appointments completing personal inventory upon admission, reporting care given and observations.
• Provide personal care to residents such as bathing, dressing, passes nourishment, collecting specimens of urine, stool, and sputum, performing post-mortem care.
• Assist with skincare and repositioning such as reporting skin breakdown, applying lotion, turning residents side to side, using mechanical lifts, toileting residents.
• Maintain an orderly and clean environment.
• Use safe procedures to prevent injuries to residents, self, and others.
• Complete required documentation such as intake/output forms, vitals and weight.
• Interact with residents, families, and other staff.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent required or 4 years of relevant work experience 
• Valid NYS CNA Certification
• The willingness to provide excellent age-appropriate care to residents
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Ability to handle unpleasant sights and odors.
• Must be team-oriented

Pay Range: $20.00 - $25.00

Starting Pay: Based on Experience

Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.