Behavioral Health (CNA) Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant

Center for Human Development, (CHD), is currently looking for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to join the team at Heron House, an Enhanced Medical Group Living Environment (EMGLE) program. This brand new 18-bed facility located in East Longmeadow, MA allows you the ability to provide quality care and support to those we serve with a small CNA to client ratio. You will work alongside a supportive team of LPN's and Direct Care staff providing care and compassion all the while gaining valuable experience in CHD's modern EMGLE facility.

The Enhanced Medical GLE (EMGLE) provides a variety of skilled healthcare and supportive services including around the clock nursing and personal care assistance to Persons with mental illness in addition to compounding medical needs. These services are designed to meet and support the daily needs of Persons with chronic medical conditions, terminal illnesses and / or disabilities, which are impacted by their significant mental illness. These Persons require licensed and unlicensed professional services to meet their chronic complex medical and behavioral needs to ensure improvement or stabilization of their medical and behavioral condition. This model will also serve to maintain, prevent, or slow worsening of condition as well as assisting transition to a lower level of care setting or prevent hospitalization / nursing facility admissions.

A competitive hourly wage of $20.00 and an attractive benefit package are available with this CNA opportunity. With a $2.00 hourly differential for 3rd shift available.

Your Role As A CNA You Will :

• Provide direct care as needed. Providing personal hygiene care by assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Provides activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding Persons as necessary; ambulating,
• Provides adjunct care by administering nonsterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments.
• Maintains the stability of Persons served by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information.
• Provides comfort to Persons by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; reporting observations of the patient to Registered Nurse.
• Utilize our simplistic "once a shift" service note portal to complete forms, reports, logs, and records in an easy to use system.
• Perform light cleaning and upkeep of facility.

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At Center For Human Development (CHD) Care Finds A Way :

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.

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