CNA - Palm Valley Post Acute

PACS • Goodyear, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this job position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. This role involves creating and maintaining a warm, positive, and calm environment for residents and staff, participating in resident care, and ensuring all duties are performed according to established policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Must possess, as a minimum, an 10th grade education.
• 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 effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of the state.
• CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• CPR Preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents as per assessment and care plan.
• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals using wristbands or photo cards.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative and descriptive manner using authorized abbreviations.
• Report all changes in resident condition, accidents, and incidents to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse promptly.
• Maintain resident confidentiality and report any suspected or known violations.
• Perform only trained nursing care procedures.
• Prepare resident rooms for new admissions, including making beds and ensuring admission kits are available.
• Greet residents, escort them to their rooms, and introduce them to roommates and staff.
• Make residents comfortable, inventory and mark personal possessions, and store clothing.
• Assist residents with packing and transporting personal possessions during transfers or discharges.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles.
• Create and maintain a warm, personal, and positive atmosphere, and a calm environment.
• Meet with nursing personnel to identify and correct problem areas and improve services.
• Report all resident complaints and grievances.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Make beds, put extra covers on beds as requested.
• Measure and record resident temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs).
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Ensure residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly and check personal care needs.
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements and record food/fluid intake.
• Report changes in resident eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Keep resident water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
• Perform after-meal care, including removing trays and cleaning residents.
• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with established policies, procedures, and supervisor instructions.
• Follow work assignments and schedules.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental and facility personnel.
• Notify the facility when late or absent.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Assist residents with daily functions such as dental care, bathing, grooming, and dressing.
• Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when wet or soiled.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met.
• Observe and report skin breakdowns and pressure areas to prevent bedsores.
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record/report data.
• Perform special treatments as instructed.
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving or missing from the facility.
• Use only trained equipment and report defective equipment.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor resident refusal of treatment requests and report them to the supervisor.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
• Celebration of diversity and commitment to an inclusive environment.
• Employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED