CNA Days

PACS

6d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Post Acute is a 120-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Aiken, South Carolina. The Certified Nursing Assistant provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and individualized care plan, facility policies, and supervisor direction. The position involves compassionate, hands-on support with personal care, meals, mobility, comfort, and other daily needs, as well as observing and reporting changes in residents’ conditions. The facility advertises day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and a pay range of $15–$19 per hour based on experience, with a $4-per-hour weekend differential. The CNA helps maintain residents’ dignity, safety, and comfort; documents care and observations; follows infection-control and confidentiality procedures; and collaborates with nursing and other facility personnel. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. The posting lists healthcare benefits, a 401(k) with company match, gym membership and weight-loss program reimbursement, and tuition reimbursement for full-time employees.

Requirements

Active South Carolina Nurse Aide Certification; the detailed qualifications also require a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
Graduate of an accredited Nurse Assistant Program.
Current CPR certification is listed in the posting; the detailed qualifications list CPR as preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent is listed in the posting; the detailed qualifications specify at least 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, and to 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, handle concrete variables in situations with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Perform only nursing care procedures for which trained and use only equipment for which trained.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is identified as preferred in the detailed qualifications.

Responsibilities

Provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with assessments, care plans, facility policies, and supervisor instructions.
Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, and use only authorized abbreviations when documenting.
Record care and observations accurately on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records; measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, suspected abuse, missing residents, and equipment defects to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ privacy and protected health information, and report suspected unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access facility information systems.
Prepare rooms and welcome residents; help them settle in, manage personal belongings and clothing, and transfer or discharge from rooms or the facility as needed.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and meet with nursing personnel to identify and address service issues.
Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
Follow blood and body-fluid exposure procedures and report occupational exposures in accordance with facility policy.
Make beds, keep residents clean and dry, provide dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and other personal care, and respond promptly to call signals.
Assist with meals, identify food arrangements for residents who need help, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and accessible, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents, including use of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; assist with loading and unloading vehicles when needed.
Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations and perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed and trained.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents, record and report information as instructed, and frequently check residents who cannot call for help.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel, follow work assignments and schedules, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Use only equipment for which trained and report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.