Certified Nurse Aide - CNA

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Parkway by Buckner
Location: Houston, TX - Onsite
Address: 1321 Park Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77077
Shift: As Needed
Job Schedule : Occasional

We are seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to join our community committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents.

As a CNA, you will be responsible for providing physical and emotional support, assistance for activities of daily living (A.D.L's) for residents, to promote the greatest functional level possible .

Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What You'll Do:


* Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.


* Make frequent resident rounds on a regular basis to check the physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness of residents.


* Provide excellent, safe services in care and treatment including: bathing; feeding; oral care; intake of food; dressing; care of hair and nails; moving residents from area to area; responding to calls, etc.


* Provide a broad range of cleaning/sanitary services, including: emptying and/or cleaning of urinals, commodes, bedpans; showers, wheelchairs and other equipment, timely and proficiently.


* Accurately and timely document Activities for Daily Living (ADL's), intakes and outputs and other appropriate information on charts.


* Wake residents, assist with morning grooming and move resident to dining room as needed.


* Change soiled and unsoiled linen; distribute clean towels frequently throughout shift.


* Ensure resident safety by immediately detecting, correcting and reporting situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries.


* Observe and immediately report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs, as required.


* Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.


* Pick up meal trays timely; distribute snacks daily.


* Encourage and actively participate in restorative measures; assist in activities.


* Professionally intervene in resident disputes or disruptive behavior, if necessary, to maintain proper facility harmony and resident safety.


* Perform other tasks in support of your team including: staff nursing station and answer phones as needed; assist in dining room with meal serving and feeding as needed; and work schedules, assignments and units as requested.


* Follow the Buckner 5STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance or information.

What you 'll bring :


* Current Nursing Assistant Certification


* CPR/First Aid certified


* High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) plus a minimum of 1 year prior experience as a nursing assistant


* Requires proficient ability to speak, read, and write English.


* Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.


* Position requires bending, st...