CNA Night Shift
Company: The Orchards / Harvest Therapy
Location: Chester
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Full-time Description Summary Under the direction of the nursing
staff, cares for residents at Stone Pear Pavilion while keeping
them safe and comfortable during their activities of daily living
by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: Teamwork with the following and all other duties
and responsibilities assigned. Provides care and services to
residents as defined by individualized care plans. Care and
services include, but are not limited to: ADL assistance, mobility
assistance, positioning assistance and feeding assistance. Performs
random rounds on each resident every two hours, starting upon
arrival and finishing just prior to the end of the shift. Takes and
records temperature, pulse and respiration rates, and food and
fluid intake and output, as directed. Participates in resident
activity program. Documents care provided to residents using
approved documentation method. Reports any change in resident
condition to the charge nurse immediately. Other Responsibilities:
Assists with stocking supplies in clean utility rooms. Attend
meetings and training sessions required for the position
Requirements Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no
supervisory responsibilities. Qualifications To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or
Experience Certificate upon completion of an approved nurse's aide
certification curriculum. Complete annual state mandated training
requirements (Regular In-services as well as any external
training). Physical Demands The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand
or walk throughout the facility. The employee is regularly required
to: 1) complete duties and provide therapeutic touch; 2) reach with
hands and arms; and 3) balance to: use the telephone or computer,
use medical equipment to assess resident vital signs, prepare
residents to be lifted, operate the Sit to Stand Maxi/Hoyer lifts,
lift or assist a resident out of a chair or bed, feed residents,
serve meals, make beds and change linens, dress residents, fold
laundry, turn door knobs, reposition chair alarms, assist or
perform personal hygiene care for resident (brushing teeth, bathing
or showering, drying after bath or shower), manipulate walkers and
wheelchairs, assist residents when walking, store clean linens in
closets, push residents in wheelchairs, and put away dishes,
glasses, etc. The employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel,
or crouch during the following tasks: Bend at a 45-degree angle to
lift or re-position a resident in their wheelchair Bend at a 45 -
90 degree angle to awaken and help a resident from bed Bend at a 45
- 90 degree to talk to, feed, cleanse, etc. a bedridden resident
Bend at a 45 - 90 degree angle to change residents’ bed linens Bend
or kneel when drying a resident after a shower Stoop or kneel when
pulling on socks, shoes, pants, etc. Stoop or kneel to tie shoes,
put on slippers, etc. Bend, stoop or kneel to pick up food,
clothing or other items from the floor Stoop, kneel, crouch, and
bend when leading the daily exercise activity Stoop, kneel, or
crouch when communicating with residents The employee is required
to talk or hear on an on-going basis when communicating with
various individuals. The employee is frequently required to use
his/her senses of taste and smell to ensure that food is tasty and
edible and to detect odors within the unit and emanating from the
residents or their belongings. The employee is occasionally
required to sit at a desk when charting and at a table to feed
residents. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 100
pounds when assisting a resident out of bed or a chair with the aid
of lift equipment or assist of two and when transporting residents
by wheelchair. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves more
than 100 pounds when assisting or transporting heavier residents
with the aid of lift equipment or the assist of two. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus in situations such as but not limited
to the following: Reading and writing reports (close vision and the
ability to adjust focus) Recording of vital signs (close vision and
the ability adjust focus) Watching over residents for their safety
and monitoring their behavior (close vision, distance vision, and
peripheral vision) Keeping hallways and rooms safe (distance
vision, close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust
focus) Measuring liquids for input and output recording (close
vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and
ability to adjust focus) Reading thermometers (close vision and
ability to adjust focus) Assessing residents' skin texture and
color (close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus)
Observing resident’s breathing pattern from doorway at evening
rounds (depth perception, distance vision, and ability to adjust
focus) Dressing a resident or to identify proper adult protection
for incontinence as they are color and size coordinated (close
vision and color vision) Using devices to check color-coded wander
guard bracelets (color vision, close vision, and ability to adjust
focus) Assisting residents in walking with walker (close vision,
distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and ability
to adjust focus) Work Environment The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently
exposed to airborne viruses and bacteria, as well as blood-borne,
fecal-borne, and other bodily pathogens carried by residents. The
employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions while
showering and bathing the residents. Showering or bathing residents
may also present slip and fall hazards due to the wet conditions.
The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and
fumes from bathroom odors and cleaners; toxic chemicals that may be
used to clean bathrooms and kitchen areas; and outside weather
conditions when taking the residents outdoors. The noise level in
the work environment can be loud or when working at the nurse's
station and in resident common areas where there are televisions
and equipment operating, phones ringing, light to heavy traffic,
and people talking. The noise level in the work environment drops
to a quiet level during evening shifts and while in resident rooms
throughout the day. The Orchards is an Equal Employment Opportunity
Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees
on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin,
ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without
undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,
citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally
protected status. As part of The Orchards team, you can help our
residents experience the best service and quality care during their
nursing home, assisted living, rehab and independent living
stays.
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