CNA (7a-3p)

PACS•Greenwood, SC

1d•$15 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Edgefield Post Acute is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Edgefield, South Carolina. The Certified Nursing Assistant provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with their assessments and care plans, facility policies and procedures, and supervisor direction. The role includes compassionate, hands-on support with daily living, mobility, comfort, nutrition, and personal care, while helping maintain a safe and positive environment and building relationships with residents and families. The position also involves recording and reporting resident information, promptly communicating changes or incidents to nursing staff, protecting resident confidentiality, and coordinating with other facility personnel. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. Starting pay is $15–$18 per hour, based on experience; weekday second- and third-shift differentials and weekend shift differentials are also listed.

Requirements

Current South Carolina certification or licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant, in accordance with state laws.
At least a 10th-grade education.
Ability to read and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and to communicate information effectively and respond to questions.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems, work with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Compassionate, dependable, and team-oriented approach; positive attitude, strong work ethic, and passion for resident care.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan and supervisor direction.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dental and mouth care, grooming, dressing, undressing, toileting, and after-meal care.
Help residents safely lift, turn, move, position, transfer, ambulate, and travel using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other information as instructed; record food and fluid intake and other observations.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, eating habits, injuries, skin breakdown, accidents, incidents, grievances, refusals of treatment, and missing residents to the appropriate nursing supervisor or charge nurse.
Answer call lights promptly and check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are being met; frequently check residents unable to call for help.
Keep residents comfortable, dry, and appropriately supplied with clean linens, clothing, and fresh water; make beds and maintain a calm, clean, safe environment.
Assist residents with meals, including identifying food arrangements when needed, and remove trays and provide after-meal care.
Help prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments only as trained and instructed.
Welcome and escort new residents, help them settle into their rooms, introduce them to others, inventory and store their possessions, and assist with packing and transfers or discharge.
Use resident identification procedures and authorized documentation practices; record information clearly and participate in nursing reports and shift communication.
Protect resident confidentiality and report suspected unauthorized disclosures, access to information systems, abuse, or misappropriation of resident property.
Follow facility policies, work assignments, exposure-control procedures, and instructions; cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel.
Report defective equipment and occupational exposures, and use only equipment for which training has been provided.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.