Walworth County Care Center in Selby, South Dakota, a 50-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility is looking for Full and Part time Certified Nursing Assistants to add to our amazing team! We offer medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, and 401K after one year. WE TRAIN!

As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you are responsible for all aspects of resident care and other duties as assigned. On the job training for those not certified is offered. Job duties include the following:

• Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.
• Make resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.).
• Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed.
• Store resident's clothing.
• Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
• Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.

Personal Nursing Care Functions

• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).
• Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.
• Give backrubs as instructed.
• Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.
• Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.).
• Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails). (Note: Does not include diabetic residents.)
• Shave male residents.
• Keep hair on female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.) as instructed.
• Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).
• Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
• Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).
• Put extra covers on beds as requested.
• Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.
• Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).
• Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
• Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.
• Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, sputum, stools, etc.).
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).
• Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).
• Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Provide eye and ear care (i.e., warm/cold compresses, eye/ear instillation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.
• Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
• Assist with the care of the dying resident.
• Provide post-mortem care as instructed.

Special Nursing Care Functions

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  Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores).
• Provide daily indwelling catheter care.
• Provide daily perineal care.
• Give tepid sponge baths.
• Provide daily Range of Motion Exercises. Record data as instructed.
• Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed.
• Turn all medications found in the resident's room/possession over to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.

Food Service Functions

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  Prepare residents for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.).
• Serve food trays. Assist with feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding, assist in dining room supervision, etc.).
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.).
• Record the resident's food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident's eating habits.
• Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.
• Serve between meal and bedtime snacks.
• Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean resident's hands, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.).
• Check rooms for food articles (i.e., food in proper container, unauthorized food items, etc.).

Staff Development

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  Attend and participate in scheduled training and educational classes to maintain current certification as a Nursing Assistant.
• Attend and participate in advance directive in-service training programs as scheduled.

Experience: WE TRAIN! We will help you get your CNA certification!

Selby, located along US Highway 12 and 83 with a population of 642, is the perfect small town to raise a family in. We have an excellent school system for raising a family. We are the proud home of 5 churches, our nursing home, a senior nutrition site, grocery store and more! The Opera House hosts many functions during the year including the Harvest Craft Fair, Turkey Shoot, Christmas Tree Festival, and many more.

You must submit a COVID-19 vaccination card, be in the process of getting the shot, or a letter of testimony for employment. Please submit your application, cover letter, and resume. We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, please contact Val or Barb at 605-649-7663.

WCCC is an equal opportunity employer.