CNA/HCA (PRN Nights)

PACS•Alf, AR

4d•$22 - $25

About The Position

The CNA/HCA provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, facility policies and procedures, and supervisor direction. The role supports resident comfort, safety, dignity, and personal care, while observing and reporting changes or concerns to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse. Pay ranges from $21.50 to $24.50, depending on experience (DOE). The position includes documenting resident care and observations, assisting residents with activities of daily living, meals, mobility, transfers, admissions, room changes, and discharge preparations, and maintaining a calm, welcoming environment. The employee must protect resident confidentiality, follow exposure-control practices, use only trained and authorized procedures and equipment, and report incidents, complaints, suspected abuse, and safety concerns. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment has a usually low-to-moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and 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 interpret varied written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods and to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, and hear regularly.
Ability to use office-related equipment, including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and document entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative, descriptive manner.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, missing residents, suspected abuse, and misappropriation of resident property to the appropriate supervisor or Administrator.
Protect resident protected health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or information-system access attempts.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents, greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and facility personnel as appropriate, and help make them comfortable.
Inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport residents’ personal possessions and assist with resident transfers, discharges, and vehicle loading or unloading as necessary.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment throughout the unit and shift.
Meet with shift nursing personnel to identify and address problem areas and improve services; participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
Follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
Make beds and add covers as requested; 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 ensure personal care needs are being met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with food arrangements, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and changing wet or soiled gowns, clothing, and linens.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report those requests to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments and schedules, cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations when necessary.