Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at our Transitional Care Community. TCC is a partnership between Covenant HealthCare and Wellspring to help patients transition from the hospital to home. The new facility is part of a $5 million investment by Covenant and Wellspring to provide the most advanced post-acute care and services in the Great Lakes Bay Region. The TCC also provides physical, occupational and speech therapies performed by Mary Free Bed therapists in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility, working closely with the nursing department to assure the highest quality in post-acute programming.

When you join our team as a CNA, you'll be part of a team of nurses, other caregivers, and administrative professionals who are committed to supporting our staff in their work of serving seniors and their families at the Saginaw Senior Living Campus, Transitional Care Community (TCC). In this position, you'll bring a high school diploma or equivalent and current, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license registered with the State of Michigan is required. Additional experience with caregiving and working with seniors in a long-term care setting is preferred.

Here is some of what you'll be responsible for as a CNA :

• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest level of independence and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Remains knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provide support to the resident according to the care plan; contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents' needs and preferences
• Maintains the comfort, privacy, and personal dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them; interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a Christ-centered environment
• Abides by all aspects of residents' rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse; responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents' rights
• Protects the personal belongings of each resident; promptly report missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items
• Attends to the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements. (Activities of Daily Living – ADLs)
• Provides care that maintains each resident's skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin, etc.
• Answers residents' call lights promptly and courteously
• Performs various tasks assigned by the supervisor including preparing residents for visits to and from healthcare providers, collecting and reporting information about the resident: vitals, weights, specimens, etc.
• Lifts, moves, and transports residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention
• Is subject to mandated work past the normal shift time to assure proper coverage for resident care and safety

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits to being part of the nursing team at the TCC with Wellspring:

• You won't be alone. You'll be part of a dedicated and caring team of nurses, caregivers and administrative staff and connect through weekly meetings and trainings
• You'll receive clinical supervision and help as needed
• You'll create meaningful connections with each patient; CNA to patient ratio is 1:5 to 1:10
• You'll be able to self-schedule what days you work each week
• You're starting wages will be between $16-16.98/hr based on previous experience
• You'll be able to work Day (6a-6p) or Midnight shift (6p-6a); 12 hour shifts
• You'll only be required to work every 3rd weekend and every 3rd holiday
• You'll be working in our newly remodeled building, completed in July 2022.
• You'll be eligible to enroll in our benefits such as Health, Dental & Vision insurance, Retirement Plans, PTO, DailyPay, SupportLinc, etc..

Wellspring Lutheran Services - TCC
5939 Shattuck Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48603

Full Job Description is available during the interview.
**Current employees are not eligible for signing bonuses**