Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) delivers safe, reliable, and compassionate hands-on care to clients while maintaining clinical excellence and a best-in-class service experience. You’ll support activities of daily living (ADLs), monitor and document changes in condition, and collaborate tightly with nursing and interdisciplinary teams to ensure timely, dignified, and person-centered care.

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor (RN) / Director of Nursing

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Care

• Provide basic patient care under the supervision of an RN, including ADLs: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, feeding, transfers, ambulation, and positioning.
• Monitor and record vital signs; promptly escalate changes in condition.
• Offer companionship and emotional support to clients and families, maintaining dignity and respect at all times.

Safety and Compliance

• Follow infection-prevention protocols (hand hygiene, PPE) and adhere to agency policies and HIPAA.
• Utilize safe-patient-handling techniques and prescribed mobility equipment; comply with fall-prevention practices.
• Maintain a clean, safe care environment consistent with the plan of care.

Customer Service

• Communicate professionally, courteously, and empathetically with clients, families, and the care team.
• Demonstrate reliability, punctuality, and service excellence during every interaction.

Documentation and Reporting

• Document care and vitals accurately and on time in the EHR/EVV; report changes in health or behavior promptly to the supervising nurse.

Other Duties

• Participate in in-services, competency checks, and staff meetings to stay current on policies and procedures.
• Perform related tasks as assigned by nursing leadership consistent with the scope of practice.

Work Environment

• Care is provided in home and/or facility settings with routine exposure to standard healthcare environments.
• Role requires frequent travel between client locations, depending on the assignment.

Qualifications

• Current CNA certification in the state; in good standing on the nurse aide registry.
• Prior CNA experience in home health, assisted living, SNF, or hospital preferred (new CNAs welcome).
• Current BLS/CPR (AHA/Red Cross) preferred or obtained upon hire.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of basic patient care and ADLs; confident with mobility/transfer assistance.
• Excellent communication, documentation, time management, and customer service skills.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift, pivot, and transfer up to 50 lbs with/without assistive devices; stand/walk for extended periods.
• Bend, kneel, and reach to support personal care tasks; operate lifts and mobility equipment safely.

Why Join Our Team? 

At CVMS, we want you to help us guide and expand our vision by becoming a part of it and growing alongside us. A major way for us to do that is to hear your feedback! It is important to our founders’ values to know what the business is working on and what you think we can improve upon. We strive for a Finer Day every day for everyone we encounter and look forward to seeing that day with you in the future. 

Joining the CVMS team gives you the opportunity to grow and make a difference in people’s lives. Every day, we strive to bring a Finer Day for our clients. This starts by taking care of our employees first.