Certified Nursing Assistant - Haven Creek (55811)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•West Haven, UT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides services to assigned residents in accordance with care plans and facility policies and procedures, under the direction of a supervisor. The role supports nurses, medication technicians, and other staff while helping residents with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, toileting, and other care needs. The CNA documents care and resident progress, monitors and reports changes in resident condition, and follows safety, infection-control, confidentiality, and regulatory requirements. The position requires respectful, person-centered care and participation in care-plan meetings, training, emergency drills, quality improvement activities, and facility assessment activities as needed. CNAs accept assignments according to staffing needs and may be asked to work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary. The work involves frequent movement and resident-care tasks, including lifting and repositioning, and may include exposure to infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, challenging behaviors, and other workplace conditions.

Requirements

CNA certification in good standing with the state, with no disciplinary action in effect against the certification.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Current Food Handler Permit.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work as a supportive team member and contribute to teamwork.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to interact tactfully and patiently with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public, including in difficult or conflict situations.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements required by the position.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.
Dexterity of hands and fingers sufficient to perform resident care.
Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Meets facility general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks for various infectious diseases.
Strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally and courteously.
Basic computer skills, including navigating electronic medical record systems.
Positive interpersonal skills with people of all ages and cultures.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.
Agreement to abide by facility standards, policies, procedures, and compliance and ethics requirements.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses, medication technicians, and other staff, and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living according to care plans and facility policies and procedures.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other equipment as needed.
Coordinate assigned dining-room services, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
Assist with weighing residents, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist nursing staff with toileting-program activities.
Complete daily flow sheets and document resident progress as directed by a supervisor.
Inform the nurse and supervisor of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
Report changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and respect and promote and protect their rights.
Follow facility policies, standards of business conduct, and applicable state and federal regulations and guidelines.
Use appropriate safety, hygiene, and infection-control practices to protect residents and staff.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information in verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, and allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation, exploitation, or mistreatment to appropriate personnel; protect residents from abuse and cooperate with investigations.
Report occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals according to facility policy.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned responsibilities during emergency-plan activation, including assisting with resident evacuation when necessary.
Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to a supervisor.
Complete assigned training and skills competency as a condition of employment.
Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents and participate in QAPI or facility-assessment activities as needed.
Accept CNA assignments as staffing needs require and perform assigned CNA duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting techniques and body mechanics when providing resident care.