CNA

PACS•Charleston, SC

1d•$17 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Cooper River Post Acute family as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)! Cooper River Post Acute is a 176-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Mount Pleasant, SC. They are looking for caring CNAs to join their team, emphasizing exceptional care and a supportive, family-like atmosphere. The facility offers 12-hour shifts, including day (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM) and night (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) shifts.

Requirements

Current South Carolina CNA certification (or eligible to obtain)
10th grade education minimum
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of the state.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, hands-on care to residents.
Assist with activities of daily living.
Build meaningful relationships with residents and their families.
Work alongside a healthcare team.
Help create a safe, comfortable, and positive environment.
Provide each assigned resident with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as directed by supervisors.
Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc.
Use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility when recording information.
Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner.
Report all accidents and incidents observed on the shift that they occur.
Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility’s information system.
Perform only those nursing care procedures that have been trained to do.
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.
Make resident comfortable.
Inventory and mark the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.
Store resident’s clothing.
Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.
Assist with loading/unloading residents’ to/from vehicles as necessary.
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 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.
Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed.
Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
Make beds as instructed.
Put extra covers on beds as requested.
Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) of residents, as instructed.
Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
Answer resident calls promptly.
Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.
Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.).
Record the resident’s food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident’s eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.
Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean resident’s hands, face, clothing, etc.).
Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures, and as instructed by supervisors.
Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing 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.
Notify the facility when late or absent from work.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care, bath functions, combing of hair, dressing and undressing as necessary).
Keep residents dry (change gown, clothing and linens, when it becomes wet or soiled).
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination.
Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores).
Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed.
Perform special treatments as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility.
Use only the equipment that has been trained to use.
Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request. Report such requests to supervisor.