CNA Full Time Am Shift 7am-3pm

PACS Group•Fountain Valley, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this role is to provide each assigned resident with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as directed by supervisors. This includes ensuring resident comfort, safety, and well-being, and accurately documenting all care provided. The position requires adherence to facility policies, procedures, and ethical standards, including maintaining resident confidentiality and reporting any changes in resident condition or incidents promptly.

Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a 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

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals using wristbands or photo cards.
Use only authorized abbreviations in all documentation.
Report any changes in resident condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse promptly.
Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative and descriptive manner.
Report all observed accidents and incidents as they occur.
Maintain resident confidentiality and report any suspected or known violations.
Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
Perform only those nursing care procedures for which training has been received.
Ensure resident rooms are prepared for new admissions, including making beds and having admission kits ready.
Greet residents and escort them to their rooms.
Introduce residents to roommates, other residents, and personnel.
Ensure residents are comfortable.
Inventory and mark resident personal possessions as instructed.
Store resident clothing.
Assist residents with packing personal possessions during transfers or discharges.
Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
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 and add extra covers 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.
Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met.
Assist residents with identifying food arrangements and informing them about food on their tray.
Record resident food/fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
Keep resident water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
Perform after-meal care, including removing trays and cleaning residents' hands, faces, and clothing.
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with established policies and 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/mouth care, bathing, hair combing, and dressing/undressing.
Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when wet or soiled.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
Assist in preparing residents for physical examinations.
Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met according to their wishes.
Observe and report pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers.
Report injuries of unknown source, including skin tears.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents, and record/report data as instructed.
Perform special treatments as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving or missing from the facility.
Use only equipment trained to use.
Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information, and report unauthorized disclosures.
Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
Honor resident refusal of treatment requests and report such requests to the supervisor.