Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

As a part of the Telecare Family, La Paz is a 148 bed Gero-Psychiatric center which serves adults 55 and older. 

Shifts Available:  

Full Time; PM 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm; Days vary as needed

Full Time; NOC 11:00 pm - 7:30 am; Days vary as needed

Expected starting wage range is $21.49 - $26.25.  Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges.  The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed.  Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements

POSITION SUMMARY

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides care in Skilled Nursing Facilities that responds to the physical and psychological needs of members served and is consistent with recovery-centered care principles.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

·         High School Diploma or GED

·         Current Nursing Assistant Certification

·         Ability to communicate in English both verbal and written

·         Must be at least 18 years of age

·         Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment

·         All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply 

Preferred:

·         Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting

·         Bi-lingual for threshold languages

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

·         Demonstrate the Telecare mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders

·         Assists in the welcome, admission, and discharge processes

·         Supports and coaches members served in activities of daily living                                                                                                                                      

·         Ensures safety of members served through monitoring and observation; completes related documentation

·         Monitors and assists members at mealtime                                                                                                                                                                          

·         Attends and participates in community meetings and groups

·         Participates in and facilitates rehabilitation therapy groups and activities, as needed

·         Implements treatment of care plans

·         Helps to create a recovery environment through interactions with staff and members served

·         Collects stool, urine and other specimens, as requested on assigned members served

·         Obtains vital signs and weights, as assigned

·         Practices standard precautions at all times

·         Participates actively in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning meetings

·         Maintain integrity and confidentiality regulations regarding client information and records

·         Demonstrates knowledge of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) principles and techniques

·         Informs the charge nurse of observed behavior and conditions

·         Observes, records, and reports client social, psychiatric, and physical behavior; demonstrates the ability to recognize changes in client milieu and makes modifications in care giving methods

·         Reviews admission documentation and assists in collecting assessment data

·         Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management. 

SKILLS

·         Basic computer skills and knowledge for electronic health records

·         Good verbal and written communication skills in English

·         Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring tact, poise, friendliness, and sensitivity

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, climb and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently walk, stand, twist, reach and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity and be exposed to uneven walking ground as well as Hazardous Exposure (Blood Borne Pathogens, Hospital Waste, Chemical & Infectious). Visual requirements include computers and books exposure.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability