Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Place of Performance:

Soldiers and Sailors Home

560 East Third Street

Erie, PA 16507

Shift Time: 14:45a - 23:15p

Position Summary: Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN)  Advanced level - The resource can perform the actions associated with this skill without assistance. Resource is certainly recognized within its immediate organization as a person to ask when difficult questions arise regarding this skill. Lifting up to 50lbs. and will be bending and stretching. Minimum Qualifications:

• Six (6) months of experience as an Aide Trainee; or one year of paid experience in the care and treatment of geriatric or physically ill patients/residents; and graduation from high school or equivalent. - Resources assigned to positions in a Long-Term Care Unit must be registered and certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as having met competency requirements for performing nurse aide work. - Basic computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Office products. Role Description:

• Performs non-professional nursing work in the care of patients/residents and their quarters in hospitals, infirmaries, long-term care units, or domiciliary care units. - Provides non-professional nursing services in direct and daily care, rehabilitation, and maintenance of patients/residents and their quarters. - Follows established rules and regulations and specific instructions from registered nurses and/or physicians. - Participates in on-the-job, in-service, and formal training to maintain nursing care expertise. - Assists and encourages patients/residents to take part in prescribed rehabilitative and recreational activities, both individually and in groups. - Works under close supervision of a licensed professional supervisor who reviews work through reports, inspections, and observation. - Performs routine duties independently as experience increases. Join Our Team: