Certified Nurse Aide (FT Nights)

PRIORITY MANAGEMENT•Denison, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nurse Aide provides compassionate care and assists residents with daily needs, personal care, activities, and routine tasks in accordance with accepted practice standards, regulations, and licensing requirements. The CNA delivers nursing care within the scope of CNA responsibilities and performs nursing procedures under the direction of the Licensed Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse. The role includes documenting care and observations, reporting changes in resident condition, measuring and recording vital signs and intake/output, supporting activities of daily living, and helping implement and monitor person-centered care plans. CNAs assist with meals, appointments, examinations, admissions, transfers, and discharges, and support residents with mental and psychosocial disorders, trauma histories, or post-traumatic stress disorder. The CNA also attends training, follows infection-control and safety procedures, maintains and disinfects care equipment, and reports hazards, equipment defects, safety violations, and infectious disease concerns. The position works a twelve-hour rotating night shift from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM at The Homestead of Denison in Denison, Texas.

Requirements

Texas Licensed Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) certification.
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of residents served.
Ability to contribute to and model teamwork and to work harmoniously with other personnel.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel, and the general public.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and the soft skills needed to handle difficult residents.
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into nursing practices.
Ability to communicate information concerning a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when necessary.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility environment.

Responsibilities

Document all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records in an informative and descriptive manner.
Immediately report changes in a resident’s condition to the Charge Nurse or Nurse Supervisor.
Weigh residents according to their plans of care and report significant weight changes in accordance with facility policies.
Measure and document residents’ temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, intake, output, and food consumption.
Keep residents’ water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within reach on each shift.
Prepare residents for meals and record food and fluid intake; report changes in eating habits.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, from minimal assistance through total dependent care, according to their needs.
Contribute to developing and implementing interventions that reflect residents’ needs, goals, care preferences, and limitations in performing activities of daily living.
Monitor and evaluate residents’ responses to care plan interventions and treatments in accordance with facility policies.
Care for residents with mental and psychosocial disorders, trauma histories, or post-traumatic stress disorder as identified in the facility assessment.
Assist residents in preparing for examinations, tests, and procedures; provide support or accompany them to appointments.
Participate in care planning based on resident preferences and person-centered care, and review care plans daily for changes to residents’ routines.
Assist nurses with admissions, transfers, and discharges; welcome and orient new residents and introduce them to their roommates, residents, and personnel.
Inventory and mark residents’ personal possessions as instructed and update personal inventory lists.
Attend required in-service training, orientation, and education programs, including training on resident rights, abuse and neglect prevention, dementia care, behavioral management, and CNA competencies.
Store tools, equipment, and supplies appropriately; clean, disinfect, and return resident-care equipment to designated storage after use.
Follow infection prevention and control procedures, personal protective equipment procedures, and safety precautions.
Keep the nurses’ call system within easy reach of residents and perform routine housekeeping duties related to nursing care.
Report hazardous conditions, equipment problems, safety violations, infectious or communicable disease, and missing or illegible labels and safety data sheets to the appropriate supervisor or department.
Clean and disinfect shared-use devices and equipment, such as wheelchairs and walkers.
Report defective equipment and use lockout/tagout as directed.