CNA (7a-3p)

PACS Group•Greenwood, SC

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Edgefield Post Acute in Edgefield, South Carolina, is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan and supervisors’ directions. The role involves hands-on assistance with daily living, mobility, comfort, meals, and personal care, while observing residents and reporting changes or concerns to the nursing team. The position works with residents, families, and facility personnel to support a safe, calm, and welcoming environment. Starting pay is $15–$18 per hour based on experience. Weekday second- and third-shift differentials are $2 per hour, and the weekend shift differential is $3 per hour. The posting title specifies a 7 a.m.–3 p.m. schedule.

Requirements

Current South Carolina CNA certification; must be licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
At least a 10th-grade education.
Compassionate, dependable, and team-oriented approach.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and passion for providing outstanding resident care.
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 effectively and respond to questions.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions where limited standardization exists.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and assisting with resident movement and possible emergency evacuation.
Ability to use a desktop or laptop computer and office equipment, including a copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate routine nursing care and hands-on assistance to residents according to their assessments, care plans, facility procedures, and supervisors’ instructions.
Assist residents with bathing, dental and mouth care, grooming, dressing, toileting, and other daily functions; keep residents and their clothing and linens clean and dry.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, transferring, ambulating, and transportation using beds, chairs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other appropriate equipment.
Take and record vital signs, including temperatures, pulses, and respirations; weigh and measure residents as instructed; record observations and resident food and fluid intake.
Observe residents for changes in condition, injuries, pressure areas, skin breakdown, changes in eating habits, and other concerns, and promptly report them to the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse.
Answer call lights and resident calls promptly, check residents’ personal care needs routinely, and frequently check residents who cannot call for help.
Assist residents with meals and food arrangements, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; help them get comfortable; introduce them to roommates and personnel; inventory and store belongings; and assist with transfers, discharges, and vehicle loading or unloading as needed.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations, and perform restorative, rehabilitative, special-treatment, and other nursing procedures only as trained and instructed.
Record information accurately and descriptively using facility-authorized abbreviations and report accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, suspected abuse, missing residents, and unauthorized information access or disclosure as required.
Protect resident confidentiality and protected health information; honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments, schedules, infection and exposure-control policies, and facility procedures; cooperate with nursing and other personnel; participate in nursing reports and scheduled staff meetings; and notify the facility of lateness or absence.
Use only equipment for which trained and report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse.
Help maintain a warm, calm, safe, clean, and comfortable environment for residents.