CNA Days

PACS • Greenwood, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Iva Post Acute is hiring a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for day shifts at its 60-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Iva, South Carolina. The role provides routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents according to each resident’s assessment and care plan, facility policies, and supervisors’ direction. CNAs assist with activities of daily living, monitor and report residents’ conditions, support a safe and comfortable environment, and work closely with nurses and other facility personnel. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The posting offers starting pay of $20 per hour plus a shift differential, 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and benefits and development opportunities.

Requirements

• Active, state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
• At least a 10th-grade education.
• Compassionate, dependable attitude and a caring approach to residents.
• Ability to work as a team member and communicate effectively.
• 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 to present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts, including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; and use a desktop or laptop computer and office equipment.
• Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Long-term care experience is preferred but not required.
• CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with residents’ assessments, care plans, and supervisors’ instructions.
• Identify residents as needed before treatments or meal service, and document information accurately using authorized abbreviations.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, and allegations of abuse or property misappropriation to the appropriate supervisor.
• Protect residents’ confidential and protected health information, and report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to facility information systems.
• Perform only nursing procedures and equipment use for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
• Prepare rooms for incoming residents, welcome and escort residents, help them settle in, manage personal possessions, and assist with transfers, discharges, and transportation.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports and communicate with shift personnel to help identify and address problems and improve services.
• Make beds, provide extra bedding as requested, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and ensure residents who cannot call for help are checked frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly and check routinely that personal care needs are met.
• Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other data as instructed.
• Assist residents with meals, food identification, recording food and fluid intake, and after-meal care; report changes in eating habits.
• Assist with oral care, bathing, grooming, dressing, undressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
• Prepare residents for examinations and medical tests, and assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting them using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• 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 and schedules, notify the facility when late or absent, follow exposure-control procedures, and report occupational exposures.
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
• Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match for full-time employees
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Shift differential
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Warm and supportive work environment with leadership focused on teamwork and employee appreciation

What This Job Offers

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