Certified Nursing Assistant - SNF-Tooele (55812)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Tooele, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides care to assigned residents in accordance with their care plans, facility policies and procedures, and supervisors’ direction. The role provides supportive services to nurses, medication technicians, and other staff, and assists residents with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, hydration, toileting, and related care. The CNA observes and reports changes in residents’ conditions, skin, and weight, completes required documentation, and communicates barriers to completing assigned work. The CNA is expected to protect residents’ dignity, rights, safety, and confidentiality; follow infection-control and other facility requirements; report suspected abuse, neglect, safety issues, injuries, exposures, and policy violations; and participate in training, emergency drills, care-plan meetings, and quality-improvement activities as assigned. The position may require work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary. It involves frequent movement and resident-care tasks, including lifting and assisting residents, and may involve exposure to infectious materials, challenging interactions, and various environmental 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 make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and to relay information about a resident’s condition.
Ability to work as a supportive team member and communicate tactfully and professionally with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
Patience and tact when dealing with difficult residents, family members, and staff; strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally and courteously.
Basic computer skills, including ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Positive interpersonal relationship skills with people of all ages and cultures.
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 carry out other common physical movements required for the role.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to perform resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.
Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and immunity-status checks for various infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.

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 duties as assigned.
Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and facility policies.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate dining-room services at assigned mealtimes, 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.
Monitor 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 about factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, promote and protect their rights, and protect them from abuse.
Follow facility policies and procedures, standards of business conduct, applicable regulations, safety and hygiene measures, and infection-control procedures.
Maintain the confidentiality of protected health information in verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation or discrimination, suspected abuse or neglect, and other specified concerns to appropriate personnel.
Cooperate with investigations and 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 training, and fulfill assigned responsibilities during an emergency plan activation.
Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to a supervisor.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
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 according to facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting techniques and body mechanics when providing resident care.