Certified Nursing Assistant

El Reno Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center•El Reno, OK

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About The Position

Provides certified nursing assistant services to assigned residents in accordance with care plans, facility policies and procedures, and the direction of supervisors. Supports nurses and other staff, assists residents with activities of daily living and mobility, and helps coordinate mealtime services and nutritional supplements. The role also includes monitoring and documenting residents’ intake, weight, skin condition, toileting activities, and progress, and reporting relevant changes or concerns to nursing staff and supervisors. The position requires adherence to resident rights, confidentiality, safety, hygiene, infection-control, and regulatory requirements. The employee participates in training, emergency drills, care-plan meetings, and quality-improvement or facility-assessment activities as needed. Other similar or related duties may be assigned. The role involves working with residents, families, visitors, staff, and members of the public, including in challenging or emotionally charged situations. Physical activities may include extended walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, overhead lifting, and assisting residents with movement. The role may involve exposure to infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, odors, dust, tobacco smoke, and other workplace conditions. Work beyond assigned hours, including weekends and holidays, may be required when necessary.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant certification in good standing.
High school diploma or current CPR/BLS.
No disciplinary action in effect against the CNA certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to communicate information concerning residents and to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the public.
Patience, tact, and willingness to work with difficult residents and family members.
Ability to work as a supportive team member and contribute to team efforts.
Strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate an electronic medical record.
Positive interpersonal relationship skills, including with people of all ages.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods; perform common physical movements including bending, kneeling, crouching, and overhead lifting; and demonstrate hand and finger dexterity for resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Meets facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and checks of immunity status to various infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal or assigned working hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the work environment.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care.

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and facility policies and procedures.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate assigned dining-room services, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and meal-intake documentation.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed, and document intake.
Assist with weighing residents, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist with tracking 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 the 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 residents’ conditions to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and promote and protect their rights.
Follow facility policies, business-conduct standards, and applicable state and federal regulations and guidelines.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control measures and maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, suspected abuse, neglect, misappropriation, exploitation, or mistreatment through the designated channels.
Protect residents from abuse and cooperate with investigations.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and fulfill assigned responsibilities during an emergency plan activation.
Immediately report work-related injuries and illnesses.
Complete assigned training and skills requirements 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 in response to staffing needs and perform assigned CNA duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting techniques and body mechanics when providing care.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when required.
Comply with facility standards, policies, procedures, and the compliance and ethics program.