CNA / Caregiver (11p-7a) Full Time
About The Position
The Palmettos of Garden City is seeking a Caregiver / Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. The role supports residents with activities of daily living and personal care, provides comfort, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of residents. The position is full-time, with an 11 p.m.–7 a.m. schedule. The employee is expected to follow assigned procedures, report unfinished tasks to the charge nurse, administer medications according to physician orders, and assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges. Care duties include morning and evening care, hygiene, dressing, skin care, linen changes, and keeping residents’ rooms and bedside areas tidy. The role also includes post-mortem care and observing universal precautions. The Palmettos of Garden City is part of National HealthCare Corporation (NHC), which describes its approach as compassionate, cost-effective, interdisciplinary care focused on patient well-being and independence. NHC emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, innovation, improvement, honesty, and integrity.
Requirements
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to chart accurately in the Patient Care Record or a similar form.
- Sensitivity to patients’ physical and psychosocial needs.
- Pleasant and cheerful personality; tactful and courteous approach with patients and visitors.
- Treat patient information as confidential.
- Adhere to the center’s dress code and personnel policies.
- Attend assigned in-service programs and meet applicable state requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Assist residents with activities of daily living and personal care, provide comfort, and help maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Understand and practice universal precautions with all patients.
- Complete assigned tasks and procedures, or report any tasks not completed to the charge nurse.
- Administer medications according to physician orders.
- Assist in preparing for patient admissions.
- Assist with and accompany patients during admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
- Provide post-mortem care.
- Provide morning care, which may include bed baths, oral hygiene, hair care, back care, dressing, changing bed linens, cleaning bedside and overbed areas, and straightening rooms.
- Provide evening care, which may include washing hands and face, oral hygiene, special skin care, refreshing linens, cleaning overbed tables, straightening rooms, and other general care as needed.
- Protect confidential patient information.
- Attend assigned in-service programs to learn procedures, develop skills, and meet state requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
