PRN CNA's All Shifts

PACS•Richardson Nursing and Rehabilitation, NE

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 supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, mobility, meals, and daily routines; observes and reports changes in condition, incidents, and care concerns; and maintains accurate records and confidentiality of resident information. The position works with nursing and other facility personnel to help maintain services that meet residents’ needs. No supervisory responsibilities are assigned.

Requirements

Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
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 present information effectively 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 limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear as regularly required by the job.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before providing care, treatments, or meals, and perform only procedures and use equipment for which the employee has been trained.
Record information accurately and descriptively using facility-authorized abbreviations, and report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect resident confidentiality and protected health information; report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to facility information systems, allegations of abuse, and misappropriation of resident property.
Prepare rooms and welcome residents, help them settle in, introduce them to others, inventory and store belongings, and assist with packing, transfers, discharge, and transportation.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment, and participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings to identify problems and improve services.
Make beds, provide extra covers as requested, answer calls promptly, check residents frequently, and ensure personal care needs are met.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed; record food and fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
Assist residents with meals, food identification, hydration, water pitchers, and after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Help residents prepare for examinations and medical tests, and assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed; observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor; immediately report residents who leave or are missing from the facility.
Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies, and blood and body fluid exposure procedures; report occupational exposures and defective equipment.
Cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with evacuating residents during emergencies when necessary.