Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

About Lakewood

Lakewood Health System is a comprehensive rural healthcare system in central Minnesota. Leading the way in providing quality, personalized healthcare for a lifetime, Lakewood prides itself on remaining fiercely independent to prioritize its patients, staff, and communities in all decisions. Voted as one of Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces for the sixth year in a row, we do rural healthcare differently at LHS by providing a solid foundation of family practice providers with access to best-in-class specialty services, all right here at Lakewood. Across the spectrum of life, Lakewood Health System provides compassionate, quality care for the Brainerd Lakes region and beyond.

Caregiving at Lakewood’s Care Center

At Lakewood’s 87-bed, Medicare-certified skilled long-term care facility, you’ll build relationships with residents and families while putting your nursing knowledge into practice. Our Care Center provides care across long-term care, a specialized dementia unit, and a transitional care unit, offering team members the opportunity to work with residents at various stages of their healthcare journey. Your work will help residents maintain their abilities, receive personalized care, and feel respected in the place they call home.

Use Your Skills with a Shift That Fits Your Life

With day, evening, and overnight shifts available, you can explore a schedule that supports your priorities outside work. Whether you’re newly certified or an experienced CNA, you’ll put your skills into practice alongside nurses and fellow caregivers while building meaningful relationships with residents.

We’ll review available hours, weekend rotations, and holiday expectations together so you know what to expect.

Your Role in Resident Care

As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), you will work under licensed nurse supervision. Duties will include:

• Assist residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and meals.
• Support safe transfers, repositioning, and walking using approved equipment and techniques.
• Measure and record vital signs, intake and output, and other required observations; promptly report changes to nursing staff.
• Assist with range-of-motion exercises, restorative care, and nursing procedures within your role.
• Promptly respond to call lights, document care accurately, and help maintain a safe, clean resident environment.

Position Type

Flexible scheduling that balances life’s personal commitments with resident care needs: such as 4, 8, or 12-hour shift lengths offered on all shifts, weekend-only positions, before/after school shifts, or fixed workdays each week. Rotating weekends and holidays may be required.

Available shifts may include:

• 6:00AM–10:00AM
• 6:00AM–2:30PM
• 6:00AM–6:30PM
• 2:00PM–10:30PM
• 4:00PM–9:00PM
• 5:45PM–6:15AM
• and other flexible options to fit your needs!

Additional compensation is available through:

• Competitive shift differential (PM/NOC), shift pick-up, overtime
• Full scholarship opportunities are available!