CNA Certified Nursing Assistant (Full Time)

PACS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this job position 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 role involves ensuring resident comfort, safety, and well-being through various direct care tasks and diligent observation and reporting.

Requirements

• Minimum of 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.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals using wristbands or photo card files.
• Use only authorized abbreviations when recording information.
• Report all 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 on the shift they occur.
• Maintain resident confidentiality and promptly report suspected or known violations.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only trained nursing care procedures.
• Ensure resident rooms are ready for new admissions (bed made, name tags up, admission kit available).
• Greet residents and escort them to their rooms.
• Introduce residents to roommates, other residents, and personnel as appropriate.
• Ensure residents are comfortable.
• Inventory and mark resident’s personal possessions as instructed.
• Store resident’s 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.
• Create and maintain a warm, personal, and positive atmosphere, and a calm environment.
• Meet with nursing personnel regularly to identify and correct problem areas and improve services.
• Report all resident complaints and grievances.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
• 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 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, especially for those with sight problems.
• Record resident food/fluid intake and report changes in eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Keep residents’ water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within easy reach.
• Perform after-meal care (tray removal, cleaning hands, face, 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 to ensure adequate nursing services.
• Notify the facility when late or absent.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Assist residents with daily functions (dental/mouth care, bath, hair combing, dressing/undressing).
• Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when wet or soiled.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental).
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Assist in preparing residents for physical examinations.
• Observe and report pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent bedsores.
• 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 trained equipment.
• Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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