CNA/Med. Tech

Lutheran Services Carolinas • Fletcher, NC

18h • $17 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

Trinity View, a nonprofit retirement community in Arden, North Carolina, is hiring a CNA/Medication Technician for its 20-bed assisted living community. The Medication Technician assists with administering medications ordered by the attending physician, under the direction of the attending physician and the Health Services Coordinator/Director of Nursing Services, and in accordance with nursing standards, LSC policies and procedures, and North Carolina regulations. The Certified Nursing Assistant provides routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with residents’ assessments and care plans and as directed by nursing supervisors. Full-time and part-time positions are available. First shift is 7 a.m.–3 p.m. and second shift is 3 p.m.–11 p.m.; flexible scheduling is offered. Full-time employees are required to work every other weekend. Starting pay is $17–$24 per hour, depending on experience and including shift differentials. Benefits, including health insurance, are available to teammates working at least 20 hours per week. Employees also have access to Daily Pay, an app for obtaining earned wages before payday.

Requirements

• Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
• Must be certified in the State of North Carolina.
• Must complete continuing education as required to maintain certification.
• Must be able to push, pull, and lift up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to assist with repositioning and transferring individuals of varying weights using established safe-lifting procedures.
• Must be able to ambulate throughout the facility; the role may involve prolonged standing or walking while transporting objects and occasional repeated bending, squatting, or reaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide resident-centered care consistent with residents’ preferences and care plans, treating residents with kindness, dignity, and respect and responding promptly to call lights when applicable.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including oral, eye, ear, bathing, dressing, grooming, and nail care, as well as toileting, perineal, and incontinence care; change bed linens as assigned or needed.
• Assist with meals by setting up and serving trays, helping residents eat, preparing and serving thickened liquids when indicated, and providing snacks and fresh ice water as assigned.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, lifting, turning, and repositioning in accordance with safe-lifting policies and each resident’s abilities and care plan; use lift equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and facility protocols.
• Document care as instructed using the electronic medical record system when applicable.
• Perform assigned tasks within certification and level of care, including taking vital signs, catheter care, applying TED hose, weighing and measuring residents, collecting specimens, range-of-motion exercises and other restorative procedures, and care of dying or deceased residents.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions promptly and appropriately, and immediately report possible abuse or crimes against a resident.
• Report exposure to bloodborne pathogens or hazardous chemicals, as well as near misses and accidents, to a supervisor as soon as possible.
• Apply restraints, bed rails, and positioning devices only as ordered.
• Follow skin-care protocols and preventive measures; promptly notify a supervisor of open areas, redness, or other changes in skin condition.
• Follow infection-control guidelines and standard precautions, including handwashing and use of personal protective equipment.
• Complete assigned training and maintain required continuing education credits to keep certification current under state and federal requirements.
• Assist with transportation to life-enrichment activities and participate in care-plan or family conferences as indicated.
• Perform other duties necessary for the orderly operation of the facility or program.
• Reflect LSC’s mission, vision, values, and customer-service standards in daily interactions.

Benefits

• Benefits, including health insurance, for teammates working at least 20 hours per week.
• Daily Pay app for accessing earned wages before payday.
• Flexible scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED