Regency at Shelby Township is hiring: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Shelby Township

RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential functions of this position include the following.  This list is not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive. There may be  additional  essential functions based on the unique nature of the position or environment.   Provide direct resident care, including  assistance  with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, incontinent care as applicable, oral  hygiene  and feeding.   Measure and record vital signs, weight,  percentage of meal consumed  intake/output as directed.   Assist  residents with mobility, transfers, and position using proper body mechanics and lift equipment as applicable.   Respond promptly to call lights, resident needs, and changes in condition; report observations to licensed nursing staff.   Support residents’ independence and dignity, while ensuring safety and comfort   Maintain  accurate  and  timely  documentation and  in accordance with  facility procedures   Follow infection control,  safety,  and universal precaution guidelines  at all times.   Provide emotional support and companionship to residents, fostering a positive living environment   Maintains a clean,  safe  and comfortable environment   Provides  postmortem  care   Make  routine rounds on each assigned resident every two hours.   Provides skin care and  observes  residents’  skin when giving care and reports changes to licensed  nurse.   Modifies own behavior in response to residents’ behaviors.   Is aware of developmental tasks associated with the aging  process.   Contributes to the  residents’  assessment (MDS/CAA’s) and the plan of care.   Provides nursing rehabilitation/restorative nursing services   Promote  residents’  ability to  adapt  and adjust to living as independently as possible.   Assists  the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities.   Assists  the  residents  in the use of assistive devices for transferring, walking and mobility, dressing and grooming,  eating  and swallowing.   Maintains  range  of  motion,  proper turning and positioning in bed and chair.   Assists  with bowel and bladder retraining.   Instructs the resident on the care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices.   Incorporates training and skill practice activities, which include repetition, physical or verbal  cueing,  and task segmentation.   Cares for residents with Dementia   Knows  how to respond to residents’ behaviors.   Allows  residents to make personal choices.   Provides and reinforces other behavior consistent with residents’ dignity.   Uses  the resident’s families as a source of emotional support for the  resident.   Demonstrates a basic understanding of behavior and functional symptoms associated with dementia by providing interventions and treatments to help reduce these symptoms.   Uses  modification in the presentation of activities of daily living to  maintain  and maximize resident functions.   Uses  effective intervention techniques to address behavioral concerns.   Assists  with transporting residents to activities.   Demonstrates  effective communication techniques for  residents  with dementia.   Provides non-resident care including but not limited to:   Wash  wheelchairs.   Cleaning soiled utility areas.   Cleaning shower and whirlpool rooms.   Cleaning kitchen areas  on  the nursing unit.   Performs  other duties assigned.   QUALIFICATIONS    Education and/or Experience:     High School Graduate/GED   Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:     Must be a State Tested Nursing Assistant in good standing with the certification board or is a graduate of a state approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.   Minimum Qualifications:    Computer skills are  required.   Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements. Ciena Healthcare   We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio. We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. Join us, if you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way. IND123