CNA Part Time - CCHC

PACS•El Cajon, CA

22d

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 directions from supervisors. The role supports residents’ comfort, safety, personal care, nutrition, mobility, and daily activities, while observing and reporting changes or concerns to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse. The position also involves documenting care and observations, protecting resident confidentiality, assisting with admissions, room transfers, and discharges, and cooperating with nursing and other facility personnel. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
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, and present information 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 concrete variables and limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, 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.
May be required to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations when documenting information; make informative and descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, and charts.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, observed accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, and skin breakdowns to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ protected health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access the facility information system.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare residents’ rooms for arrivals; greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and facility personnel, and help them get comfortable.
Inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport residents’ personal possessions during admissions, room transfers, and discharges; assist with loading and unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.
Help maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment, and participate in nursing staff meetings and reports as instructed.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
Make beds and add covers as requested; measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Check residents frequently, especially those unable to call for help; answer calls promptly and ensure personal care needs are met.
Assist residents with food arrangements, 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 changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Help residents prepare for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property; honor residents’ refusals of treatment and inform a supervisor.
Follow assigned tasks and work schedules, cooperate with facility personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when necessary.