CNA Certified Nursing Assistant

Company: Ascension
Location: Freeman
Posted on: October 13, 2021

Job Description:

We Are Hiring:

St. Joseph Place, an Ascension Living community, is looking for a caring and compassionate CNA to join the team! This beautiful 102-bed community located in Overland Park, KS, offers skilled nursing and both long and short-term care.

Available Shifts

Full time, Days

Full time, Nights

Why join St. Joseph Place?

• SIGN-ON BONUS up to $1,500 for Full-Time Day Shift
• SIGN-ON BONUS up to $2,000 for Full-Time Night Shift
• COMPETITIVE shift differentials
• Be part of a great team and culture
• Opportunities for advancement
• Generous PTO, excellent (and affordable) medical, dental, vision and retirement (with a match)
• Flexible scheduling and student friendly
• Tuition reimbursement, discount programs and more

Working at St. Joseph Place is definitely more than just a job, too. It’s a career where your talent and passion for delivering high-quality healthcare can make a difference for patients, team members, and the local community. We make every effort to help our residents feel comfortable, respected and loved. Simply put, our team members provide exceptional care!  We provide exceptional care by building exceptional teams - associates who are dedicated to being reliable, accountable, and compassionate.

As a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Joseph Place, you'll join a team of professionals dedicated to person-centered, compassionate care. As a valued member of our care team, you will provide patient/resident care as required under the direct supervision of the licensed nurse. Completing assigned tasks to ensure timely, efficient and safe patient/resident care, while communicating and interacting with patients, residents, families and other health team members is an essential component of this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing data collection on all patients/residents under the direction of the RN or LPN
• Implement plan of care developed by the RN based on patient/resident physical, psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs
• Provide direct patient/resident care and reports condition and changes to RN or LPN
• Assure resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.
• Document results of patient/resident care within established policies, procedures and scope of practice
• Complies with all ministry policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Required Credentials

• Certified Nurse Aide in Kansas
• High school diploma or GED

Preferred Education/Experience

• BLS certification
• Previous hospital or long-term care experience

At Ascension Living, we are always learning things from our senior living communities, hospitals, and caregivers all over the country. This means we have the ability to customize what works best in a lot of different places to ensure you feel safe and well. Safety is our top priority. That is why we provide ongoing associate education, hands-on training and access to the latest in COVID testing and mitigation efforts.   

As a subsidiary of Ascension, Ascension Living is committed to providing services, amenities, opportunities and support, so seniors can enjoy living healthier and happier, at every age and at every stage.

We’re the second-largest nonprofit system in the U.S. Our living choices include independent living, assisted living, memory care, short-term rehabilitative care and long-term skilled nursing care.

More than 10,000 adults live in our 54 senior living communities, which are located in 12 states, and Washington, D.C. Also, more than 5,500 associates are employed by Ascension – professional, compassionate individuals who believe in empowering people to age successfully.

Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2019, Ascension provided $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.

Ascension includes more than 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 20 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.

Ascension Living is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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Please note that Ascension Living will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension Living will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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