Certified Nursing Assistant - SNF/Evanston (56165)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Evanston, WY

1d•Onsite

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 technician, and other staff, and performs resident-care duties as assigned. The position is non-exempt and hourly, with no positions reporting to it. The CNA assists residents with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, toileting, and other care needs. The role also includes documenting care and intake, monitoring and reporting changes in residents’ condition, supporting safety and infection-control practices, protecting residents’ rights and confidential information, and participating in training, emergency drills, care-plan meetings, and facility improvement activities. Work may involve weekends, holidays, or hours beyond the normal schedule when necessary.

Requirements

Current Certified Nursing Assistant status in good standing with the state.
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 communicate information about residents’ conditions and deal tactfully and professionally with residents, families, staff, visitors, government agencies, and the public.
Patience and tact when dealing with difficult residents, family members, and staff.
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 different ages and cultures.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to perform resident care.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and carry out other common physical movements needed for the position.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.
Ability to assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Agreement to abide by facility standards, policies, procedures, and compliance and ethics requirements.

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 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 to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate dining services at assigned mealtimes, including setup, 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, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Help 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 a supervisor.
Inform the nurse and supervisor about factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
Report changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s 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, and safety, hygiene, and infection-control practices.
Maintain the confidentiality of protected health information in verbal, written, and electronic communications.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, and allegations of resident abuse, neglect, misappropriation, exploitation, or mistreatment to the 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 responsibilities during facility emergency-plan activation.
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 CNA duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Use proper lifting techniques and body mechanics when providing resident care.