CNA (11-7) Full Time

PACS•Los Angeles, CA

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 and as directed by supervisors. The role supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, mobility, nutrition, and room transitions while maintaining a calm, positive environment. The CNA follows facility policies and procedures, records and reports relevant information, protects resident confidentiality, and performs only procedures and uses equipment for which they have received training. The position requires a minimum of a 10th-grade education and a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential. CPR is preferred. The employee must be able to meet the role’s physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and assisting with resident evacuation when necessary. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise level.

Requirements

Possess at least a 10th-grade education.
Hold a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential in accordance with applicable state law.
Be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Be able to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Be able to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds; regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing; and potentially assisting with resident evacuation.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and record entries in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records informatively and descriptively.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, and skin breakdown to the appropriate supervisor or nurse.
Protect residents’ health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures and attempts to access the facility information system.
Perform only nursing procedures and use only equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and others; help them get comfortable; inventory and mark possessions; store clothing; and assist with packing or transporting residents and belongings during room changes or discharge.
Help load and unload residents from vehicles as necessary.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment throughout the unit and shift.
Meet with nursing personnel as scheduled to help identify and correct problems or improve services; participate in and receive nursing 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 residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met according to residents’ wishes.
Help residents identify food on their trays when needed; record food and fluid intake; report changes in eating habits; keep water pitchers clean, filled, and accessible; and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, undressing, 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 to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures 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 report those requests to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments and schedules, cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.