Certified Nursing Assistant - Saratoga (56073)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Saratoga Springs, UT

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides services to assigned residents in accordance with their care plans and facility policies and procedures, under the direction of supervisors. The role supports nursing, medication, and other staff and performs assigned resident-care duties. It is a non-exempt, hourly position with no direct reports. The CNA assists residents with activities of daily living, mobility, positioning, transfers, dining, nutrition, toileting, and other care needs. The position also involves observing and reporting changes in residents’ conditions, documenting care and intake, completing daily flow sheets, and supporting care-plan and quality-improvement activities. The CNA is expected to protect residents’ dignity, rights, safety, and confidentiality; follow infection-control, safety, compliance, and emergency procedures; complete assigned training and competency requirements; and report suspected abuse, neglect, policy violations, injuries, exposures, or confidentiality breaches. The role may require work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.

Requirements

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.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully and patiently with residents, family members, visitors, personnel, government agencies, and the public, including in difficult or emotional situations.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
Strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally and courteously.
Basic computer skills, including ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Positive interpersonal relationship skills, including with people of all ages and cultures.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to perform resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull at least 35 pounds.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements needed for the position.
Ability to work beyond normal or assigned working hours, including weekends and holidays, when necessary.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.
Meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and checking immunity status to various infectious diseases.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the state (listed as preferred, not required).

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care (preferred, not required).
Certified Nursing Assistant certification in good standing with the state (preferred, not required).

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses, medication technicians, and other staff as needed, and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and facility policies and procedures.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate assigned mealtime services, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
Assist with weighing residents according to facility policy, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or 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 the supervisor.
Keep the nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, promote and protect residents’ rights, and protect residents from abuse.
Follow facility policies and procedures, standards of business conduct, applicable regulations and guidelines, safety and hygiene measures, and infection-control procedures.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information in verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, allegations of abuse or neglect, misappropriation, exploitation, or mistreatment to appropriate personnel.
Cooperate with investigations and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals according to facility policy.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned duties during activation of the facility emergency plan, including assisting with resident evacuation as needed.
Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to a supervisor.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements as a condition of employment.
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 assigned CNA duties according to facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting and body mechanics when providing resident care.
Abide by facility standards, policies, procedures, and compliance and ethics requirements; compliance is a condition of employment and a factor in performance evaluation.