Nursing Assistant, Certified, Long Term Care (LTC)
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
GSS KS Hays Ctr
The Nursing Assistant (NA) serves as caregiver to the resident during the scheduled work period in long term care.
Posted Oct 6
- Shift and hours
- Varies Work Shift: Varies (United States of America)
- Unit and setting
- Long Term Care
- License
- CNA license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Also asks
- Minimum age 16 Minimum age of 16.
- Also asks
- Yearly department-specific competency testing Satisfactorily completes yearly department specific competency testing
- Also asks
- 12 hours continuing education annually A minimum of 12 hours continuing education are required annually.
- Also asks
- Maintains all department-specific required certifications Maintains all department specific required certifications.
- Also asks
- UAP Registry registration, where applicable When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
- Also asks
- Possible Category II driver: motor vehicle report, valid driver's license, medical qualification for driving functions this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver
Preferred
- Experience
- Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
- Also asks
- High school diploma or GED High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
What it pays
- Night differential
- Generous night and weekend shift differentials Generous night and weekend shift differentials
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Generous night and weekend shift differentials
- Pay reviews
- Direct access to earnings daily Direct access to your earnings daily
Benefits
- BenefitsRobust benefits package, varying by full-time or part-time statusRobust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)
- BenefitsAdvancement opportunitiesAdvancement opportunities
- BenefitsVarious education assistance programsVarious education assistance programs
- BenefitsContinuing educationContinuing education
- Robust benefits package (varies by full-time or part-time status)
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Union
- Not a union position Union Position: No
- Day to day
- Basic daily living care: bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities
- Day to day
- Obtains and records vital signs obtaining and recording vital signs
- Day to day
- Transfers, repositions and walks residents with proper technique and equipment Assists the resident in transferring, repositioning, and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment
- Day to day
- Range of motion and passive exercises provides range of motion and passive exercises
- Day to day
- Food preparation and dining tasks Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining
- Day to day
- Assists residents with meals, snacks, water and supplements Assists residents with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements as appropriate.
- Day to day
- Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs.
- Day to day
- Housekeeping and laundry for residents' living areas Provides housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational.
- Day to day
- Reports changing condition and care concerns to the charge nurse Communicates resident's changing condition and care related concerns/responses to the charge nurse.
- Day to day
- Documents resident interactions and outcomes Documents resident interactions as needed and the outcomes related to resident care, behavior, activity, and dietary.
- Day to day
- Wellness and recreational program support and documentation Provides assistance and documentation with wellness and recreational programs
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Details
- 45-bed skilled nursing facility Hays is a 45-bed skilled nursing facility
- Details
- CNA training and certification provided by facility CNA training and certification required and provided by facility.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- One of the highest nursing staffing ratios in the state we maintain one of the highest nursing staffing ratios in the state
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society’s careers page.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Work Shift
Varies (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Compensation
Starting Rate: $17.00 - $25.50
Union Position
No
Department Details
Come join one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922. At Good Samaritan Hays our vision is to provide quality, dependable care at just the right time. You can help us accomplish this! Hays is a 45-bed skilled nursing facility that offers a welcoming and supportive team environment.
Our supervisors are highly experienced and actively support staff success. We pride ourselves on our core values of compassion, respect, and excellence, striving to be the best in resident care and employee experience. Additionally, we maintain one of the highest nursing staffing ratios in the state, allowing our team to provide outstanding care while fostering a supportive work environment.
Apply now and be part of something special! Together, let's Grow the Good in our community.
What’s in it for you
- Generous night and weekend
- shift differentials
- Advancement opportunities
- Various education assistance programs
- Continuing education
- Direct access to your earnings daily
- Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)
Summary The Nursing Assistant (NA) serves as caregiver to the resident during the scheduled work period in long term care. Provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned resident under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN). Knowledge of and delivers age-appropriate care related to the physical and psychological needs of the resident as per care plan. Considered a member of the nursing team and is expected to know, and will be held accountable for, following infection prevention and control policies and Personal Protective Equipment use.
Job Description
Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities that may include, but are not limited to, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining and recording vital signs, and providing psychosocial support and other personal care to assigned resident. Assists the resident in transferring, repositioning, and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment and also provides range of motion and passive exercises. Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining, while creating a positive dining experience for the resident.
Assists residents with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements as appropriate. The NA aids providers and nursing staff members with procedures, if needed. Documents resident interactions as needed and the outcomes related to resident care, behavior, activity, and dietary.
Communicates resident's changing condition and care related concerns/responses to the charge nurse. Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs. Provides housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational.
Provides assistance and documentation with wellness and recreational programs and encourages residents to participate. May participate in departmental/organization committees and task forces as needed. Qualifications High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
Minimum age of 16. Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred. Required Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing, or state certified CNA within four months of date into the position by being enrolled in a training program or in the process of obtaining certification through Endorsement. CNA training and certification required and provided by facility.
Satisfactorily completes yearly department specific competency testing and maintains a record of continuing education credits for each year. A minimum of 12 hours continuing education are required annually. Maintains all department specific required certifications.
When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry. Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor vehicle report and proof of valid driver’s license. Also must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leaders request.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.