CNA Day

PACS

4d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan and as directed by supervisors. The role is based at Edisto Post-Acute, a 113-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The advertised schedule is a 12-hour day shift, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Compensation is $16–$20 per hour, with shift differentials available.

The CNA supports residents with personal care, meals, mobility, admissions and transfers, and restorative or rehabilitative procedures as instructed. The role includes observing and reporting resident needs or changes, maintaining accurate records, following facility policies, and protecting resident confidentiality. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Current, active, and unencumbered South Carolina CNA certification; the qualifications section also requires licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant 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, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving concrete variables and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.
• Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with their assessments and care plans and supervisor directions.
• Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, and use only authorized abbreviations and trained nursing procedures.
• Record information accurately and descriptively on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
• Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, abuse allegations, missing residents, and suspected privacy or information-system violations to the appropriate supervisor or administrator.
• Prepare residents’ rooms, greet and escort residents, help them settle in, introduce them to others, inventory and store possessions, and assist with packing, transfers, and vehicle loading or unloading as needed.
• Help maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and participate in nursing reports and scheduled discussions to identify and address service issues.
• Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to hazardous or infectious materials.
• Make beds, provide requested bedding, measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations, and weigh or measure residents as instructed.
• Check residents routinely, respond promptly to calls, and ensure personal care needs are met.
• Assist residents with meals, identify foods on trays when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, maintain clean and filled water pitchers, and provide after-meal care.
• Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing and undressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
• Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations and assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting them using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, or lifts.
• Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
• Use only equipment for which trained and report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse.
• Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
• Follow assigned tasks and work schedules, cooperate with facility and interdepartmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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