**Location:** Freeman, SD **Worker Type:** PRN **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization. **Position Highlights** Additional Job Description **Certified Nursing Assistant - Long Term Care** **Location:** Freeman Regional Health Services **Worker Type:** PRN **Work Shift:** Day Shift (6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) Night Shifts (6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.) **A Brief Overview** Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant allows you to directly make a meaningful difference in people's lives by providing essential daily care and emotional support. You have the chance to impact the lives of people based on the care you provide. The relationships you build with the residents and their families will impact you for the rest of your life. **What you will do:** + Provide assistance to residents with their activities of daily living. + Perform routine duties and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff. + Duties may include but not limited to assisting patients with bathing and dressing needs, personal hygeine, transfers into and out of bed, repositioning, toileting needs, answering call lights, insuring a clean environment. + Document concise and factual information on the appropriate forms. + Perform or assist residents in performing specific medical care activities in accordance with established policy and procedure to contribute to the patient's plan of care. + Provide feedback to nursing staff immediately on status or changes in patient conditions, pain management, and other important concerns. + Participate in providing emotional, educational and spiritual support for families. + Comply with all aspects of resident rights including confidentiality and privacy. + Report all allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property. + Understanding and following established policy and procedures related to fire, tornado, evacuation, disaster plan, universal precautions, infection control procedures, hazardous and chemical communication program. + Mentor new employees and assists with their orientation. + Lead, by example, following Freeman Regional Health Services CARE standards. **Required Education,** **License/Certification,** **or Work Experience:** + Must be 16 years or older + Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board certification or + Certified Nursing Assistant - Licensing Board Active certification in the state of practice within 60 days **Essential Qualifications** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer. At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward. The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.