Accredited Nursing Assistant

Sky View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center - Valley Cottage, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Valley Cottage, NY

101-250 employees

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) plays a crucial role in delivering superior healthcare to residents, promoting independence, preserving dignity, and striving to improve their quality of life. This position involves providing routine daily nursing care, maintaining a calm atmosphere, and assisting residents with their personal care and hygiene needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine daily nursing care to residents in accordance with established procedures.
• Document resident care appropriately.
• Create and maintain a calm atmosphere throughout the unit/shift.
• Prepare residents for meals, serve trays, and assist with feeding as needed.
• Check residents routinely to ensure their personal care and hygiene needs are met.
• Assist with transportation, lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transferring residents.
• Answer resident calls promptly and report all changes in residents' conditions.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulse, blood pressures, etc. as instructed.

Requirements

• Holds CNA Certification in New York State that is current and in good standing.
• Dedicated to providing extraordinary compassionate care to each resident.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, committed, and passionate about quality care.
• Genuinely interested in helping ill, injured, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset residents.
• Patience, a cheerful disposition, and willingness to assist residents and co-workers.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and organizational skills.
• Trusted to work independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work well under pressure, flexible, and work harmoniously with all staff.

Benefits

• Excellent 1199 Union benefits
• Supportive work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth