CNA Day

PACS

3d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Edisto Post-Acute is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with resident assessments and care plans and supervisor direction. The role is based at a 113-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The advertised day schedule is 7:00 AM–7:00 PM in 12-hour shifts. Pay is $16–$20 per hour, with shift differentials available.

The CNA supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, nutrition, mobility, and rehabilitation needs; observes and reports changes in condition; documents care; and follows facility policies, procedures, and confidentiality requirements. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. A minimum 10th-grade education and current, active, unencumbered South Carolina CNA certification are required. CPR is preferred.

Requirements

• Current, active, and unencumbered South Carolina Certified Nursing Assistant certification; the qualifications section also specifies licensure as a CNA in accordance with state law.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts.
• At least a 10th-grade education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and to present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems, handle concrete variables where standardization is limited, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with their assessments and care plans and supervisor direction.
• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, and document information accurately using facility-authorized abbreviations.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, abuse allegations, missing residents, and suspected information-access or privacy violations to the appropriate supervisor or administrator.
• Perform only nursing procedures and use only equipment for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
• Prepare rooms and welcome, orient, and make new residents comfortable; inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport residents’ belongings as needed during room changes, admission, or discharge.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports and assist with identifying and correcting service problems.
• Make beds and provide personal care, including dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and keeping residents dry and clean.
• Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weight, and other instructed information; observe residents and record and report data as directed.
• Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and ensure personal care needs are met.
• Assist residents with meals, identify food arrangements when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and provide after-meal care.
• Assist with preparing residents for medical tests and physical examinations; perform special treatments and restorative or rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; assist with vehicle loading and unloading as necessary.
• Honor residents’ refusal of treatment and report requests to a supervisor.
• Follow policies for blood and body-fluid exposure and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information and protected health information and promptly report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
• Follow assigned duties and schedules and notify the facility when late or absent.
• Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match for full-time employees.
• Excellent benefits package for full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Shift differentials available.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED