CNA

CNA- Good Sheperd Home Here at McKenzie Health our patients and their families are our number one priority.
We take pride in providing an elevated level of care to the community and surrounding areas.
This position needs someone with a pleasing personality and customer service attitude.
If you are someone who loves interacting with people, putting them at ease and helping others, this position may be for you.
What we have to offer: Lifestyle: Opportunity to live in a caring and welcoming community.
Activities: Only hours away from Mount Rushmore and the Canadian boarder Educational Opportunities: We offer tuition assistance and reimbursement.
We encourage our employees to grow and will help you to flourish within our hospital.
Culture: McKenzie Health is growing by the day.
We offer many different specialties, OB, Peds, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care and value the AIDET program.
What you will do: Provides direct and indirect resident care activities under the direction of an RN or LPN/LVN.
Assists residents with activities or daily living, provides for personal care, comfort and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group or residents.
Responsibilities: Assists in the preparation for admission of residents.
Assists in and accompanies residents in the admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
Provides morning care, which may include bed bath, shower or whirlpool, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing residents, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the day.
Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when resident complains of pain.
Provides postmortem care and assists in readying bodies for transport to morgue.
Assists RN/LPN in treatment procedures.
Provides general nursing care such as positioning residents, lifting and turning residents, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan or commode, and ambulating the residents.
Performs all aspects of resident care in an environment that optimizes resident safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Takes and records weight, intake-output.
Adheres to policies and procedures of the facility and the Nursing Department.
Participates in socialization activities on the unit.
Turns and positions residents as ordered and/or as needed, making sure no rough surfaces are in direct contact with the body.
Lifts and turns with proper and safe body mechanics and with available resources.
Checks for reddened areas or skin breakdown and reports to RN or LPN/LVN.
Ensures residents dress properly and assist, as necessary.
Ensures that used clothing is in bedside stands or on hangers in closet.
Ensures that all residents are always clean and dry.
What you will need: High School graduate or equivalent.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the State of North Dakota for Long Term Care Facilities.
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification within three (3) months of hire date.
Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
Additional languages preferred.