CNA Days

PACS

7d • $16 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

Union Post Acute is a long-term care and rehabilitation community located in Union, South Carolina. They pride themselves on providing a warm, home-like environment for residents in their assisted living or skilled nursing community. They are seeking compassionate, energetic, and dedicated South Carolina Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to join their growing team, offering a friendly, professional, supportive, and team-oriented workplace.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse's Assistant program
• ACTIVE and unencumbered South Carolina CNA Certification
• Current CPR Certification
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Compassion, reliability, and a desire to provide high-quality care
• Positive attitude and strong teamwork skills
• Must possess, as a minimum, an 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.
• 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 Preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities
• Provide compassionate, resident-centered care
• Help residents maintain dignity, comfort, and independence
• Work alongside nurses and interdisciplinary team members to ensure exceptional care
• Build meaningful relationships with residents and families
• 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.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed on the shift they occur.
• Perform only those nursing care procedures that have been trained to do.
• Ensure the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident.
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• Introduce resident to their 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive wages based on experience: $15.50 - $19.45/hr (including shift differentials)
• 12-Hour Shifts Available
• Days: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• 401(k) with company match (Full-Time)
• Excellent healthcare benefits (Full-Time)
• Gym membership reimbursement (Full-Time)
• Weight-loss program reimbursement (Full-Time)
• Supportive leadership and team environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

What This Job Offers

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