CNA

PACS

4d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Post Acute is hiring Certified Nursing Assistants to provide routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents in accordance with residents’ assessments and care plans and supervisor directions. The role focuses on compassionate, hands-on support in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, helping residents with personal care, comfort, mobility, meals, and daily needs while maintaining a warm and calm environment. CNAs observe residents and report changes, injuries, complaints, incidents, and other concerns to the appropriate nursing supervisor. They document care and observations, protect residents’ confidential information, follow facility policies and safety procedures, and use only the care procedures and equipment for which they have been trained. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Shifts of 12 hours are available, either days (7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.) or nights (7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.).

Requirements

Active South Carolina Nurse Aide Certification; the formal qualifications also state that the candidate must be licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
Graduate of an accredited Nurse Assistant Program.
High school diploma or equivalent is listed in the hiring section; the formal qualifications specify at least a 10th-grade education.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and 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 mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems, handle concrete variables with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and assisting with resident evacuation when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Current CPR certification is requested in the hiring section; the formal qualifications list CPR as preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and document information accurately and descriptively on flow sheets, notes, and charts.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, missing residents, and suspected abuse or property misappropriation to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ confidential and protected health information and report suspected unauthorized disclosures or access to facility information systems.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which trained; follow facility policies and procedures, including blood/body-fluid exposure requirements.
Prepare residents’ rooms for admission, greet and escort residents, help them settle in, inventory and store belongings, and assist with transfers, discharge packing, and transport.
Help maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with other facility personnel to meet residents’ needs.
Attend and participate in nursing reports and scheduled discussions intended to identify problems or improve services.
Make beds and provide routine personal care, including dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, changing soiled clothing and linens, and keeping residents dry.
Measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other information as instructed.
Check on residents routinely, answer call signals promptly, and ensure residents’ personal care needs are met, including for residents unable to call for help.
Assist residents with meals, identify food and tray arrangements when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, or lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Notify the facility when late or absent and report occupational exposures in accordance with facility procedures.
Follow assigned work schedules and notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of defective equipment.