About the Role
This program offers online and on-the-floor training to become a Nurse Aide. Successful candidates demonstrating strong customer service, reliability, teamwork, and work ethic may qualify for no-cost education assistance to become a Certified Nurse Aide. Nurse Aides and CNAs work under Charge Nurses, assisting residents with daily living activities as outlined in their care plans. The role requires compassion, friendliness, and a desire to help others.
Responsibilities
- Provide residents with comfort and safety, detecting and reporting potential accidents or injuries.
- Carry out duties in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
- Assist residents with daily requirements such as bathing, feeding, dressing, hair care, nail care, and observing food intake.
- Move, lift, and transfer residents.
- Utilize and log care provided into the Electronic Medical Records system.
- Measure and record vital signs.
- Observe and report resident symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to nursing staff.
- Maintain care of equipment and supplies.
- Walk with ambulatory residents or push them in wheelchairs.
- Safely perform movements including pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting over 50 pounds.
- Answer call lights promptly, addressing resident needs or seeking assistance from nursing staff.
- Provide good customer service with tactful and appropriate communication in sensitive situations.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Administrator or Nurse Management.
- Answer call lights (as Hospitality Aide).
- Make beds and assist with maintaining resident rooms (as Hospitality Aide).
- Pass water and support resident comfort (as Hospitality Aide).
- Pass trays in the dining hall (as Hospitality Aide).
- Assist staff with basic non-certified resident needs (as Hospitality Aide).
Requirements
- Preferred experience as a caregiver.
- Successful completion of a two-week introductory Hospitality Aide period, demonstrating reliability, professionalism, and compassion for residents.
Skills
- Good customer service
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Strong work ethic
- Compassion
- Friendliness
- Helping others
- Good communication skills
- Tactful communication
Location
- Austin, TX 78748
- Southpark Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center
Work Type
- Part Time
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Benefits
- No-cost Education Assistance to become a Certified Nurse Aide
- Education Assistance provided through onsite or offsite Regency classes.
- Education Assistance provided through a local community college or technical school program.
- Education Assistance provided through an internship with a waiver to skip class, allowing for skills check and practice exam.
