Job Description

Job Title: Certified Nurse Assistant

Department: Long Term Care

Reports To: Charge Nurse

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: 20-29.5 hours/week

Shift: Night shift (6:00pm -6:00am)

Calling all CNAs:

Not a CNA yet? We can help you obtain your certification.

Here at Franklin County Medical Center, a non-profit critical access hospital, we have a vision: be the premier healthcare provider and facility of choice for our community. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from 2017-2020.

Beyond being committed to our community, we are committed to our employees and their wellbeing. We show our appreciation through competitive wages, flexible scheduling, encouraging a healthy work/life balance, and providing ample opportunity for education and growth.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Our CNAs serve a vital role in our Long Term Care facility, providing compassionate care to those who can no longer care for themselves. This rewarding work makes a true and touching difference in the lives of each resident, their family, and the entire community.

More specifically, some of your daily responsibilities would include:

• Performing morning and evening hygiene routines
• Ensuring that residents are fed and hydrated
• Following personalized care plans for each resident
• Repositioning residents
• Keeping the resident and resident’s space clean to ensure comfort and prevent infection

Working closely with the residents, CNAs are vital to their physical and emotional wellbeing and can experience deep fulfillment from providing for their needs.

BENEFITS

In this role, we seek to promote career pathways by providing avenues for CNAs to obtain their RN or LPN if desired. If additional schooling isn’t in your plans, there are opportunities to gain leadership roles such as CNA Mentor or CNA Team Lead, or you can expand your capabilities by becoming a Medication Assistant Aide.

We also offer a range of amazing benefits for our full-time employees, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Illness Bank
• Paid Holidays

Part-time employees can enjoy Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Dental, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Retirement Plans, and Paid Time Off.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Idaho or willing to obtain CNA within 120 days of hire
• Must be CPR-certified
• Must have a working knowledge of basic healthcare equipment including wheelchairs, electrical beds, lift equipment, carts, scales, and vital sign analysis equipment
• Must be able to competently and positively work with residents, other employees, and the public

Essential Job Functions

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or twist
• Occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance
• Occasionally required to operate foot controls and lifts
• Frequently able to move or push up to 35 pounds, and occasionally able to lift, carry, move, or push up to 100 pounds
• Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
• Must comply with HIPAA and patient privacy
• Must wear PPE when situations require

Work Environment

• FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year: operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of the patients
• Potential exposure to blood, body tissue and fluids, contagious diseases, and hazardous waste
• Occasional exposure to bodily injury, loud or unpleasant noise, unpleasant odor, and emotional or physical stress

The Location

Located in southeast Idaho, Franklin County is surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, giving ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. However, being less than thirty minutes from Logan, Utah and one hour from Pocatello, Idaho provides locals with a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options both here in the county and in nearby cities. Franklin County Medical Center invites you to make Franklin County your new home and join us in offering top-notch healthcare to your new community.