CNA (3p-11p)= $2,500 Sign On Bonus

PACS Group•Greenwood, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Edgefield Post Acute is seeking a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join their team. This role involves providing hands-on care to residents, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring a safe and comfortable environment. The facility is a skilled nursing and rehab center located in Edgefield, South Carolina, known for its excellent reputation and supportive team environment.

Requirements

Current South Carolina CNA certification
Compassionate, dependable, and team-oriented
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Positive attitude and strong work ethic
A passion for providing outstanding resident care
Must possess, as a minimum, an 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.
CPR certification

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, hands-on care to residents.
Assist with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
Help residents safely transfer and ambulate.
Take and record vital signs and report changes to the nursing team.
Answer call lights promptly and provide exceptional customer service.
Maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
Build meaningful relationships with residents and their families.
Provide each assigned resident with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan.
Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals.
Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.
Report all accidents and incidents observed.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
Perform only trained nursing care procedures.
Ensure resident rooms are ready for new admissions.
Greet and escort residents to their rooms.
Introduce residents to roommates and other personnel.
Make residents comfortable.
Inventory and mark resident's personal possessions.
Store resident's clothing.
Assist residents with packing personal possessions for transfers or discharge.
Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
Assist in loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles.
Create and maintain a warm, personal, and positive atmosphere.
Participate in nursing staff meetings to identify and correct problem areas.
Report resident complaints and grievances.
Participate in and receive nursing reports.
Follow policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
Make beds and provide extra covers as requested.
Measure and record resident's TPRs.
Weigh and measure residents.
Ensure residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
Check residents routinely for personal care needs.
Assist residents with identifying food arrangements.
Record resident's food/fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
Keep resident's water pitchers clean and filled.
Perform after-meal care.
Follow work assignments and schedules.
Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel.
Notify the facility when late or absent.
Report occupational exposures.
Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care, bath functions, grooming, dressing).
Keep residents dry.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures.
Assist in preparing residents for physical examinations.
Observe and report skin breakdowns to prevent bedsores.
Report injuries of an unknown source.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents.
Perform special treatments as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing.
Report defective equipment.
Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of resident information.
Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
Honor resident's refusal of treatment request.