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Veritas Skilled Nursing Management•Phoenix, AZ

8d•$1 - $1•Onsite

About The Position

The Center at Arrowhead The Center at Arrowhead is a Veritas Management Group building. The sister facility, the Center at Centennial in Colorado Springs was the first building opened in 2007. Now there are over a dozen Centers throughout various states with the goal of helping patients recover from illness or injury to reach their highest level of independence. The Center at Arrowhead is a new state of the art 96 bed Skilled Nursing Facility striving for excellence for patients, and it's employees.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of this state.
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds.
Requires lifting more weight up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Occasional pushing of carts and wheelchairs.

Responsibilities

Record all entries are informative and descriptive manner.
Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.
Report all changes in the patients to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
Ensure that the patient's room is ready for receiving the patient (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
Greet patient and escort them to their room.
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.
Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
Meet with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.
Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.