NEW INCREASED RATES (Wages increase with experience) Hourly rate starts at $20.00 per hour $5,000 Sign-on Bonus for eligible employees About Us A family-owned business since 1955, purchased in partnership by EasternMaine Health Systems and First Atlantic Healthcare in 2013, HibbardSkilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has offered quality care to the elderly in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and surrounding area communities. We havebecome well known for that care and we continue that tradition withpride. Since 1972, we have been in our modern 93-bed facility on theGuilford Road in Dover-Foxcroft, and have been providing the utmost inquality care services since. Under the ownership of First Atlantic Healthcare, Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation follows inFirst Atlantic's long standing reputation for excellence in Long Restorative Aide (CNA) Job Description: Responsible for assisting residentswith daily exercises as identified by the nursing and rehabilitationdepartments in an effort to promote physical well-being and use of arms, legs,and other body functions in accordance to laws, regulations, and facilityguidelines. Job Duties: Assists residentswith daily range of motion and strength training exercise routines as providedby nursing and rehabilitation. Provides qualitynursing care to residents, including transfers and ambulation Assists residentsin the care of prosthesis or amputations Ensures properbed and wheelchair positioning of residents Provides assistanceto residents with eating and swallowing exercises Delivers mealsand performs feeding assistance to residents Ensures cleanlinessof water pitchers and provides refills of fresh water as needed Performs vitalsign monitoring/charting and observes residents for changes in condition orbehavior and reports to nursing supervisors Providesassistance with lifting, turning, moving, transporting or transferringresidents Monitorsincontinent residents to ensure bed linens and clothing are clean and dry Reduces the riskof skin breakdown by promptly reporting observations of skin breakdown pressureareas Communicates changesand ensures plan of care if being followed through effectively recordingchanges in charts Other Job Duties: Adheres tofacility admission, discharge and transfer policies and prepares resident roomsfor arrival Answers residentcall lights promptly and courteously Assists residentswith toileting and bed pans Promotes interdepartmentalteamwork to meet resident needs Promotes anenvironment of positive public relations by displaying a calm, caring, warm andfriendly atmosphere in department and on each shift Provides trainingto new CNAs upon request Arrives to workas scheduled and makes rounds with previous shift Attends requiredin-service training programs Skills Mustpossess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language, communicateresident condition to others and make independent decisions as needed Musthave common working knowledge of all rules, laws, and regulations as defined bythe state as it relates to skilled nursing Mustbe patient, friendly, courteous and respectful to residents in any situation,including difficult ones Mustbe able to move frequently throughout the workday, answer resident call bells,assist with baths, showers, toileting, feeding and personal grooming of theresidents Mustbe able to handle sensitive situations related to emotional well-being of theresidents with patience, dignity, and respect Mustbe able to life 40lbs floor to waist, lift 20lbs waist to shoulder, lift andcarry 40lbs and push and pull 40lbs Experience: Minimum ofsix (6) months experience in a long-term care or other geriatric careenvironment is preferred Education and Certification: HighSchool diploma or equivalent Successfullycompleted a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant program Possessa current certification in good standing or be able to obtain certificationwithin four (4) months of employment, if allowable by the state. J-18808-Ljbffr