Careers

 

Certified Nursing Assistant 

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Title: Trained direct Staff/CNA/Caregiver

 

**Provide a variety of non-medical services that will allow the Benedictine Sisters who are living in St. Joseph Court to be able to live their lives in a positive, healthy, and dignified way.

 

 

Reports to: Infirmary Administrator/ Elizabeth Peters

 

Duties, Responsibilities and Functions

Including but not limited to the following:

 

• Work with daily plan of care as well ADL’s

• Toileting and/or cleaning incontinence issues

• Answer call lights

• Bathing, Dressing, and undressing

• Assisting with daily hygiene

• Preparing and Serving meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, as well as water and snacks)

• Cleaning kitchen after all meals are serviced

• Helping all of the Sisters in St. Joseph’s Court with walking w/walkers and/or canes, using their wheelchairs in and outside the Infirmary

• Observing and reporting daily conditions of Sisters in St. Joseph’s court/ normal as well as abnormal

• Helping with activities, art & crafts, chair Yoga, and attending to get to daily prayers/mass

• Light housekeeping/ cleaning up after meals/ making beds/ changing linens/washing/drying/ and putting away clean laundry 

• Providing medication reminder as needed

• Assisting Sisters in St. Joseph’s Court with daily exercises/ daily walks outside (weather permitting) as recommended by their health care providers

• Providing companionship and conversation

• Transferring and range of motion

• Performing other reasonable/duties as assigned and/or per request

• Working side by side with the RN & LPN for daily care plan

• Pleasant and courteous interactions with all Sisters and personnel

 

Other Requirements:

 

• Must be able to lift, move and assist in moving Sisters from beds to chairs, etc.

with NO restrictions

• Must have experience of at least 2-3 years

• CPR training is a plus

   

Please email your resume to infirmary@osbchicago.org