Certified Nursing Assistant - Dardenne (56175)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Dardenne Prairie, MO

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides services to assigned residents in accordance with their care plans, facility policies and procedures, and directions from supervisors. The role supports nursing and other clinical staff and helps residents with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, nutrition, toileting, and monitoring changes in condition. The CNA documents care and observations, reports concerns to nursing staff, and treats residents with dignity while protecting their rights and confidentiality. The position requires adherence to facility policies, safety and infection-control practices, and applicable state and federal regulations. The CNA participates in training, emergency drills, care-plan meetings, and quality-improvement activities as needed. The role may involve work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary, and requires physical activity and resident assistance throughout the workday.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the state; the posting lists this as preferred in one section and as required in another.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Current Food Handler Permit.
No disciplinary action in effect against the CNA certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition and deal with conflict professionally and courteously.
Supportive teamwork, patience, tact, and positive interpersonal skills with people of different ages and cultures.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Manual dexterity to perform resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull at least 35 pounds.
Meets facility health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and assessment of immunity status to infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to work safely around potential falls, equipment burns, odors, dust, tobacco smoke, disinfectants, other air contaminants, infectious waste, and infectious diseases or conditions.
Ability to interact appropriately with potentially hostile or emotional residents, family members, visitors, or personnel.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses, medication technicians, and other staff, and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living according to care plans and facility policies and procedures.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transferring to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate assigned dining-room services, including setup, cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed, and document intake.
Assist with weighing residents, record weights, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, and skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist nursing staff with toileting program activities.
Complete daily flow sheets and document resident progress as directed by a supervisor.
Inform the nurse and supervisor about factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment.
Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and respect and promote and protect their rights.
Follow facility policies, standards of business conduct, and applicable state and federal regulations; report noncompliance and breaches of confidentiality to appropriate personnel.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information in verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Report allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation, exploitation, or mistreatment; protect residents and cooperate with investigations.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control procedures and report occupational exposures and work-related injuries or illnesses.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned responsibilities during facility emergency-plan activation.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents and participate in QAPI or facility assessment activities as needed.
Accept CNA assignments as staffing needs require and perform duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting techniques and body mechanics when providing resident care.
Communicate resident information and work tactfully and professionally with residents, families, visitors, personnel, and the public.