Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA

Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement

Come join our team and start making a difference!

Are you craving to work in a healthcare setting where you're not only valued, but appreciated and have the respect from your supervisors and co- workers as well as patients/residents you're caring for? Then we are the place for you!

Certified Nursing Assistant

Shift: Day available

Full-time 6am-6pm

Licensure: Texas CNA license is required

Specific duties for this Certified Nurse Assistant role include:


* Provide compassionate resident care as necessary or as directed by the licensed nurse


* Assists residents in activities of daily living (ADLs) and documents in medical record


* Answers resident call lights promptly


* Checks residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met


* Maintains the confidentiality of all resident information


* Communicates professionally with residents, families and staff



* Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.


* Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.


* Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).


* Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.


* Give backrubs as instructed.


* Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.


* Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.).


* Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails).


* (Note: Does not include diabetic residents)


* Shave male residents.


* Keep hair on female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.) as instructed.


* Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).


* Change bed linens.

Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.


* Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).


* Put extra covers on beds as requested.


* Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.


* Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).


* Maintain intake and output records as instructed.


* Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.


* Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.


* Prepare and give enemas.

Report results as instructed.


* Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, sputum, stools, etc.).


* Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).


* Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).


* Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.


* Assist with lif...