Transport CNA (Veteran's Center)- Full Time - $17.97-$22.91 per hour

Description:

We are seeking a compassionate, dependable individual to join our team in a unique and rewarding Transportation Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) role. This position plays a vital part in ensuring our residents safely attend medical appointments while continuing to receive the high-quality, person-centered care they deserve.

If you enjoy building relationships, supporting independence, and working as part of a dedicated healthcare team — we’d love to meet you!

Pay Range: $17.97-$22.91 per hour depending on qualifications and experience

Requirements:

Essential Duties:

• Safely transport residents to and from medical appointments, hospitals, and other approved locations
• Assist residents with transfers, mobility, and wheelchair transport
• Monitor residents’ comfort and condition during transport
• Communicate effectively with nursing staff regarding resident needs and appointment updates
• Provide hands-on care as needed before and after appointments
• Support residents in maintaining independence and dignity
• Follow care plans and instructions from licensed nursing personnel
• Maintain a team-oriented, compassionate approach to patient care
• Ensure vehicle safety checks and cleanliness standards are met

Perform other functions as required to fulfill the expectations of the CNA.

• Provides support of daily living activities by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, transferring, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals; dressing; oral care; toileting; and general hygiene needs.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Ensures residents/patients are ready, clean and well-groomed and on time for special tasks, such as visits, physician appointments, etc.
• Ensures that any resident/patient change of condition is reported promptly to the licensed nursing professional.
• Assists in admitting and discharging patients/resident, including inventory of all possessions, etc.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures and regulations.
• Completes daily and purposeful rounding that ensures patient/resident environment is clean and free of hazards. Assists with cleaning and organizing patient’s/resident’s room and property to ensure all patient/resident needs are being met.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.

Minimum Required Education/Experience: High school diploma required. Certification with accredited training course through the State of Colorado for Certified Nurse Assistant. Valid Colorado Driver's License. Previous work experience is preferred.

Pre-Employment Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care.
• Friendly and professional bedside manner.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the public, other agencies, employees and administration.

Note: An acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Necessary Special Requirements: Must obtain annual flu vaccination and any job-specific immunizations. Required to submit to tuberculosis test/screening.

Licenses or Certificates: Valid Colorado Driver's License. Certified Nurse Assistant license is required. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Unusual Demands: Work is subject to recurring and inflexible deadlines and frequent interruptions. A task list of specific duties may be added to a job description providing more detailed instruction for specific tasks.

Benefits:

All Employees are eligible for:

• Employee Assistance Program
• 403B retirement fund options (employer match after one year of employment)
• Cafeteria Meal Discount

Full and part-time positions are eligible for:

• Medical benefits including telehealth options
• Dental and vision benefits
• Basic life insurance and AD&D (employer paid)
• Supplemental Life/AD&D
• Paid Time Off
• Short-term disability (employer paid)
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Identity protection
• Tour of Duty (Paid temporary housing for those who qualify)

If you’re considering joining our team this position will be open for a minimum of 5 days or until filled.