Position Summary:

Full-time Nursing Assistant opportunity at Sea Mar’s Cannon House Assisted Living Facility in Seattle. This is an Graveyard Shift (11:00 pm to 7:30 am) 32 hours per week maximum.

Working under the supervision and guidance of a licensed nurse (RN or LPN), the CNA is responsible for assisting with the direct patient care within the scope of their practice, as well as other work in the community which supports the patient milieu.

The CNA assists licensed staff to ensure optimal patient care and participates in the healthcare team effort to provide and maintain a clean, safe and attractive environment for residents.  The work will include components of direct resident care, nutritional support, observation and documentation, and general maintenance of the resident’s environment.

The CNA is responsible for maintaining his/her own clinical and mandatory education requirements, and for meeting the established standards of the profession; he/she is an advocate for the residents under his/her care and their families.

The duties and responsibilities of a CNA include, but are not limited to the following:

• Engaging/communicating with residents on an ongoing basis to develop a trusting, cordial relationship with the residents
• Observing residents, and taking vital signs as per plan of care
• Reporting any health issues and changes of conditions immediately to the supervising nurse
• Taking care of a resident’s personal hygiene, including assisting with showers/baths, shaving, hair care, nail care, etc.
• Remind and/or assist residents with toileting as per care plan
• Emptying catheter bags
• Monitoring vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain level, and weight as assigned.
• Serving meals, clear dinning area, meal tray delivery to resident’s room as approved by licensed nurse
• Making beds, changing linens, making laundry ready and available for laundry aide
• Keeping the residents’ space tidy on an ongoing basis, to include washing dishes in the resident’s unit, discarding food older than 3 days, etc.
• Assisting the resident to activities, meals, etc.