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Live your purpose.  Grow your career. Thrive through teamwork. Create meaningful, personalized experiences.

At Lifespace, team members are at the center of delivering a purpose driven experience for our residents! We provide an environment where each team member can live their aspirations, developing in their career, making a difference, and being a part of a meaningful mission. Join our outstanding team as our new Nursing Assistant today!

A few details about the role:

• Provides supportive services to certified nursing assistants and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned.
• Assists resident with meal delivery, delivers meal and fluids to resident.
• Ensures dining room is clean and ready for mealtimes such as set-up and clean-up of plates, utensils, napkins, and ensuring dining areas are clean after meals.
• Completes housekeeping duties in resident rooms while CNA’s are providing care.
• Cleans dentures.
• Makes list of residents whose fingernails and toenails need trimming.
• Checks every call light for proper working order and document if any issues are seen as directed by a supervisor.  Notify supervisor of issues immediately.
• Checks privacy curtains for cleanliness.  Retrieve clean privacy curtain from laundry as needed and change.
• Assists with resident visitors as instructed.
• Assists resident with accessing electronic devices including tablet/iPad, phone, computer usage, internet, tv, etc.
• Takes dirty linen, trash and soiled clothing barrels to the laundry as needed.  Retrieves clean linen, trash, and clothing barrels for the assigned unit to maintain par levels.
• Cleans medical equipment not in use, cleans soiled and clean utility rooms on assigned unit.
• Provides companion services as assigned such as but not limited to reading, table games, cards or other activity as requested by the resident.
• Assists with transporting resident to activities once the resident has been safely transferred into a wheelchair by certified staff.
• Delivers mail to residents as assigned.
• Posts activity calendars in resident rooms as assigned.
• Reports changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.

And here’s what you need to apply:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of one year of experience preferred

Lifespace has successfully served older adults for 50 years, and this is just the beginning. With new opportunities, continued growth, and the support from your Lifespace team members, get ready to ignite your life and experience Our Space.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Lifespace Communities, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is one of the nation's largest nonprofit senior living organizations. For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to creating vibrant communities across the country where older adults are empowered to live their aspirations with purpose, independence, and peace of mind. Driven by a commitment to exceptional service, innovation, and meaningful connections, our team members work together to enrich the lives of our residents every day. At Lifespace, you'll find more than a career, you'll find an opportunity to make a lasting impact while growing professionally in a collaborative, mission-driven organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer