CNA full-time 2p-10p

PACS Group•San Antonio, TX

19h

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, facility policies and procedures, and direction from supervisors. The role supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, mobility, meals, room transitions, and preparation for medical services. The CNA documents and reports resident information and changes in condition, protects confidential health information, and works with nursing and other facility personnel to maintain resident services. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. A minimum of a 10th-grade education and a current state license as a Certified Nursing Assistant are required. CPR is preferred. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds and must be able to perform the described duties, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
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.
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 and interpret varied written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear as required by the job.
Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment, including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations when documenting information; record entries in an informative, descriptive manner.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, abuse allegations, missing residents, equipment defects, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ protected health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosure or attempts to access facility information systems.
Perform only nursing procedures and use only equipment for which trained; follow facility policies, procedures, work assignments, and schedules.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and personnel, help them settle in, and inventory, mark, store, pack, or transport their belongings as needed.
Help load and unload residents from vehicles and transfer them between rooms or to receiving areas as necessary.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment and participate in nursing reports and scheduled discussions to identify problems and improve services.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.
Make beds and provide requested extra covers.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help; promptly answer calls and routinely check that personal care needs are being met according to residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals, identify food and tray arrangements as needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, maintain clean and filled water pitchers within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents to and from 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.
Assist with evacuating residents during emergency situations when necessary.
Notify the facility when late or absent from work.
Cooperate with nursing, interdepartmental, and other facility personnel to maintain services for residents.