CNA Days

PACS

9d•$17 - $19•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 supervisor directions. The role is based at Forest Acres Post Acute, a 132-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Day shifts are available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with 12-hour shifts. Compensation is $17–$19 per hour, with a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential for all shifts. The CNA supports residents’ personal care, comfort, mobility, nutrition, and safety; observes and reports changes in condition; records care-related information; and helps residents during admissions, transfers, and discharges. The role follows facility procedures and protects residents’ privacy and rights. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Active South Carolina Nurse Aide certification; the posting also states that the applicant must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
Graduate of an accredited nurse assistant program.
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 to 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 and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to perform the position’s physical functions, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

Current CPR certification is requested in the introductory qualifications; the formal certification section lists CPR as preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use facility-authorized abbreviations and record information accurately and descriptively in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, and suspected abuse or misappropriation of property to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or information-system access attempts.
Perform only nursing procedures and use only equipment for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents, greet and escort residents, introduce them to others, help them settle in, inventory and mark possessions, store clothing, and assist with packing and transfers or discharge.
Help transport residents, including assisting with loading and unloading vehicles as necessary.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings with nursing personnel.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to hazardous materials.
Make beds; measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and ensure residents’ personal care needs are met.
Assist residents with food arrangements, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, changing wet or soiled clothing and linens, and preparing residents for medical tests and examinations.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report information as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Follow assigned work schedules and tasks, cooperate with facility personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.