Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA

Skilled Nursing Professionals•Harlingen, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join their team. They are looking for individuals who are passionate about helping people and want to work in a healthcare setting where they are valued, appreciated, and respected. This facility is a historic, Harlingen-based Retirement Community, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Services Facility, and is noted as the only 3-star facility in Cameron County.

Requirements

Texas CNA license is required.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate resident care as necessary or as directed by the licensed nurse.
Assists residents in activities of daily living (ADLs) and documents in medical record.
Answers resident call lights promptly.
Checks residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.
Maintains the confidentiality of all resident information.
Communicates professionally with residents, families and staff.
Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).
Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.
Give backrubs as instructed.
Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.
Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.).
Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails).
Shave male residents.
Keep hair on female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.) as instructed.
Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).
Change bed linens.
Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).
Put extra covers on beds as requested.
Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.
Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).
Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.
Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
Prepare and give enemas.
Report results as instructed.
Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, sputum, stools, etc.).
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).
Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).
Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts etc.
Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
Change dressings, bandages, binders, etc., as instructed.
Provide eye and ear care (i.e., warm/cold compresses, eye/ear instillation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.
Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs) as instructed.
Answer resident calls promptly.
Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
Assist with the care of the dying resident.
Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
Greet residents and escort them to their room.
Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.
Inventory and mark the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.
Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area and assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.