Part time CNA

PACS

2d•$22 - $24

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 as directed by supervisors. The role includes supporting residents’ personal care, comfort, mobility, nutrition, and safety; observing and reporting changes or concerns; and documenting care and other information accurately. The CNA follows facility policies, protects residents’ confidentiality, and works cooperatively with nursing and other facility personnel. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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, or 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 written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment are also described.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations when recording information and document entries clearly and descriptively.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, suspected abuse, property misappropriation, missing residents, equipment defects, and exposure incidents to the appropriate supervisor or facility contact.
Protect residents’ health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access facility information systems.
Perform only nursing procedures and use only equipment for which the CNA has been trained; follow established policies, procedures, assignments, and schedules.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; make them comfortable; introduce them to roommates and personnel; inventory, mark, and store possessions; assist with packing, transfers, discharges, and vehicle loading or unloading.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel to support resident care.
Participate in scheduled nursing staff meetings and receive or provide nursing reports as instructed.
Follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to infectious materials or hazardous chemicals.
Make beds, add covers as requested, and keep residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed; record food and fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
Check residents routinely, promptly answer calls, frequently check residents unable to call for help, and ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with food arrangements, including describing tray contents and their placement or temperature when needed; keep water pitchers clean, filled, fresh, and within reach; provide after-meal care.
Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, undressing, and other daily functions.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe residents, including disoriented or comatose residents, and record and report data as instructed; monitor for pressure areas and skin breakdown.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report requests to a supervisor.
Notify the facility when late or absent and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.