CNA Weekends Memory Care

Company: Iris Senior Living
Location: Edmond
Posted on: June 21, 2022

Job Description:

Iris Memory Care of Edmond is looking for a Certified Nurse Aide for a Saturday/Sunday weekend position (either one 8-hour shift or doubles). Must be listed on the OK Nurse Aide Registry as an active LTC Aide.We are a small, freestanding memory care assisted living community. We have two buildings on our campus with 20 residents in each building - a total of 40 residents. As a community focused on memory care, all of our residents are coping with Alzheimer's or other form of dementia. We are an age-in-place community, so you will care for residents all throughout the spectrum of the disease. Our caregivers work together closely in pairs of 2 in each building.Rate of pay for CNAs starts at $15 per hour, based on experience. If you are certified as a CMA, rate of pay starts at $16 per hour. ACMA pay starts at $17.00. This is a floor position.There is also a $1 per hour attendance bonus for timely attendance for weekend shifts.Specific Responsibilities:Responsible for providing Resident services and other duties as assigned. Duties include personal services, activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, social-recreational activities, life enrichment, delegated tasks (if applicable to state), meal services, and other tasks as needed for Resident care and service delivery.Promotes the IRIS mission statement.Primary Essential Job Duties:

• Adheres to and conveys philosophy of supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for Residents.
• Assists with activities of daily living/ADLs, environmental orientation, dining services, life enrichment programs, laundry and housekeeping, meal services, and other care services assigned, while encouraging self-care and independence.
• Assists with transportation of Residents to dining room for meal service and/or to activity programs.
• Receives and gives report from the previous shift and to the next shift.
• Reviews and carries out task assignments with the Wellness Director/Designated Supervisor.
• Reads the staff communication records and maintains familiarity with Resident records as required.
• Assists with orientation of new staff to job responsibilities.
• Provides services as indicated on Resident assessment, task sheets, and service plans.
• Assists Residents moving in and out, as assigned.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and follows infection control procedures.
• Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for Residents, staff, and visitors.
• Observes problems, concerns, issues observed with Resident suites, the building, and the grounds and communicates them to the designated supervisor.
• Observes changes in Resident status, needs, or preferences and communicates them to the Wellness Director and/or Designated Supervisor.
• Offers comfort and support, emotionally and physically, to Residents.
• Reports Resident and staff concerns and/or issues to the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director, as designated.
• Assists with vital signs and weight monitoring monthly or more frequently as required for all Residents and completes all required documentation.
• Puts Resident Service First: Ensures that Residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere, which recognizes the individuals needs and rights.
• Assists with the training and orientation of new IRIS Team Members.
• Monitors Residents fluid and or other intake.
• Observes all work safety and administrative policies in performing all job assignments.
• Adheres to all established policies and procedures.
• Records Resident information as required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to procedures for fire, life safety, disaster, security, work safety, and other emergency procedures.
• Assists with individual Resident and group social recreational activities.
• Communicates health emergencies to determine emergency medical measures taken regarding Resident care to the Wellness Director and/or the Executive Director.
• Ensures compliance with all rules and regulations related to Resident care (i.e. Confidentiality/HIPAA, State Regulations, local health department requirements, OSHA, etc.).
• Maintains a professional demeanor with all Residents, families and friends, professional referrals, and the general public in representing the IRIS.
• Attends in-service training as required.
• Reports all suspicions of abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitations of a Resident immediately to the supervisor, as described in the IRIS policy and procedures on reporting.
• Maintains and protects the confidentiality of resident information at all times.Secondary Job Duties:Performs other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

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