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CNA Full Time 2nd and 3rd Shift

Benchmark Senior Living

Hamden, Connecticut

Posted Aug 24 · New grads welcomed · reported

Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Term
Permanent
On the floor
Floating required
Setting
Assisted Living
Accepts
CNA
Experience
New graduates

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$17/hr
nursing in Connecticut$40/hr

The median for nursing in Connecticut is $40/hr, across 98 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

Tuition assistance
Offered

About this role

Connect with your calling! Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark.

We are looking for a compassionate CNA to join our team! As a Certified Nursing Assistant, your main role will be to deliver care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment.

CNA Duties &

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Responsibilities

  • Assisting residents with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
  • Documenting care provided and reporting any changes in resident health or behavior to appropriate staff.
  • Engaging residents in meaningful activities and providing emotional support.
  • Utilizing customer service skills to ensure that residents receive exceptional and meaningful care.
  • Other duties as needed.

Requirements

  • Valid CNA/HHA/LNA license required
  • Prior experience in a skilled nursing or assisted living community is preferred but not required
  • Previous experience working with people with dementia is desired

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

  • 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
  • Discounted Meal Program
  • Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
  • Associate Referral Bonus Program
  • Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
  • Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program*
  • Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
  • Eligibility may vary by employment status

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.

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Requirements

  • Valid CNA/HHA/LNA license required
  • Prior experience in a skilled nursing or assisted living community is preferred but not required
  • Previous experience working with people with dementia is desired

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Referral program
  • Paid training
  • 401(k) matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Place

City
Hamden, Connecticut
State price level
4% above the national average

Connecticut index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.

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Benchmark Senior Living
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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  • How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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