CNA (FT) NOC

PACS•Charleston, SC

10d

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan and as directed by supervisors. The role supports residents’ personal care, comfort, mobility, nutrition, safety, and daily activities while following facility policies and reporting relevant changes or concerns to nursing supervisors. The position pays $21.00; the posting does not specify a pay period. The CNA documents care and observations, protects residents’ confidential health information, reports incidents and suspected abuse or unauthorized disclosures, and uses only procedures and equipment for which they have been trained. The role also helps welcome and transport residents, maintain a calm and supportive environment, and cooperate with facility staff to provide nursing services. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds and may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies. The posting identifies prolonged computer use and frequent use of office equipment, and regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, and hearing.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
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 present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds; reasonable accommodations may be made.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and record entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records in an informative, descriptive manner.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, and skin breakdown to the appropriate nursing supervisor.
Protect residents’ protected health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access the facility information system.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare residents’ rooms and help welcome, orient, make comfortable, and transport residents, including assisting with possessions, transfers, discharges, and vehicle loading or unloading as needed.
Help create and maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment for residents.
Participate in scheduled meetings with nursing personnel to identify and address problems or improve services; participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
Follow policies on exposure to blood and body fluids, and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
Make beds, add covers as requested, and maintain residents’ clothing and linens by changing wet or soiled items.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely check that personal care needs are met.
Assist residents with meals, identify food arrangements as needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, dressing, undressing, and other daily functions.
Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation into or out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments and schedules, cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.