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Full-time, Part-time
Description
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center - Rockford, IL
Pay Range: $18.00 - $19.50 / hour (Depending on experience)
Shift: 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM(1st Shift), 2:30 PM-11:00 PM (2nd Shift), 10:30 PM- 7:00 AM (3rd Shift)
Full- Time or Part- Time
Why Choose Fairhaven?
For over 55 years, Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center has been a trusted cornerstone of the Rockford community. We are deeply committed to serving our residents with the utmost dignity and respect-and we care for our staff in the exact same way. If you are looking for a supportive, family-like environment where your hard work is genuinely recognized and rewarded, we would love to meet you!
What We Offer Our Team:
- Competitive Pay: $18.00 - $19.50/ hr + shift differentials and extra incentives.
- Work-Life Balance: Reliable, consistent schedule
- Open- Door Culture: We value your feedback and ideas. Our leadership team listens, communicates transparently, and respects your input.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Earn time off to relax and recharge.
- Holidays & Recognition: 7 Paid Holidays plus a paid day off for your birthday!
- Retirement Planning: Secure your future with our 403(b)- retirement plan.
- Daily Perks: Enjoy heavily reduced-price employee lunches made fresh daily.
Your Impact & Daily Responsibilities
As a CNA at Fairhaven, you will directly enrich the lives of our geriatric residents. You will work within a supportive team environment to ensure our residents feel safe, clean, and comfortable.
- Direct Care & Comfort: Assist residents with daily living activities including personal hygiene, dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, and transfers.
- Clinical Support: Take vital signs, record resident weights, collect specimens, and safely apply topical creams under nursing supervision.
- Resident Advocacy: Act as the voice for our residents by listening to their preferences and clearly reporting changes in their well- being to the nurse.
- Team Collaboration: Participate in shift to shift bedside reports to ensure smooth handoffs and consistent care for our residents
- Accurate Documentation: Chart resident intake, output, meal percentages, and daily performance metrics.
- Community Spirit: Help maintain a clean, sanitary, and homelike atmosphere that protects resident privacy, dignity, and HIPAA confidentiality.
Qualifications We Look For
- Education: High school diploma (or equivalent) and graduate of an accredited CNA course.
- Certification: Successful completion of an Illinois state-approved Nursing Assistant Training Program. (Per state regulations; candidates must be certified within 120 days of employment).
- Life Support: Current CPR registration (or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire).
- Communication: Ability to actively listen and speak warmly with elderly resident, provide reassuring updates to families, and share clear updates with your nursing team.
- Physical Stamina: Ability to stand/walk for an entire 8-hour shift and comfortably lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs.
- Heart for Service: A compassionate, patient personality with a comfort level working in a Christian retirement environment.
Come Make a Difference With Us! If you are a compassionate caregiver ready work with an organization that values you, we want to hear from you.
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Salary Description
$18.00 - $19.50 per hour