CNA-Immediate opening 3-11 Shift

PACS

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, facility policies and procedures, and supervisor direction. The role includes assisting residents with personal care, comfort, mobility, meals, admissions, transfers, and daily needs; monitoring and documenting relevant information; and promptly reporting changes, incidents, safety concerns, and resident requests to nursing supervisors. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
Must hold a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential in accordance with state laws.
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.
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 involving limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagram-based, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, and document information accurately using facility-authorized abbreviations.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, missing residents, and suspected abuse or property misappropriation to the appropriate supervisor.
Maintain confidentiality of residents’ protected health information and report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to facility information systems.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents, greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and personnel, help them get comfortable, and manage their belongings during admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Help transport residents, including assisting with loading and unloading vehicles when necessary.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment for residents and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel.
Attend and participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings to identify issues and improve services.
Make beds, provide extra 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.
Check residents regularly, promptly answer calls, and ensure residents’ personal care needs are met in accordance with their wishes.
Assist residents with meals, identify food on trays when needed, 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, and undressing.
Help residents prepare for medical tests and physical examinations, and assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report information as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments, schedules, policies, and procedures; notify the facility if late or absent.
Follow exposure-control procedures and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.