CNA/Med. Tech

Lutheran Services Carolinas • Arden, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Trinity View is a nonprofit retirement community in Arden and part of Lutheran Services of the Carolinas. Its 20-bed assisted living community describes itself as well staffed, with low resident-to-staff levels and the tools needed to perform the work. The Medication Technician assists with administering medications to residents as ordered by the attending physician and under the direction of the physician and the Health Services Coordinator/Director of Nursing Services. Medication administration must follow nursing standards, LSC policies and procedures, and North Carolina requirements for aide regulation and education.

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides routine daily nursing care and services to residents in accordance with their assessments and care plans and as directed by nursing supervisors. The role includes resident-centered assistance with daily living, meals, mobility, documentation, and other assigned care. 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 also offered. Full-time employees are required to work every other weekend. Pay starts at $17 per hour and may reach $24 per hour depending on experience, including shift differentials. Benefits, including health insurance, are available to teammates working at least 20 hours per week. Employees can use Daily Pay to access earned wages before payday.

Requirements

• Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
• No prior experience is required.
• Must be certified in North Carolina and complete continuing education as required to maintain certification.
• Able to push, pull, and lift up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods while transporting objects.
• Able to bend, squat, or reach repeatedly on occasion.
• Able to assist with repositioning and transferring individuals of varying weights using established safe-lifting procedures.
• Able to move throughout the facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide resident-centered care according to residents’ preferences and care plans, treating residents with kindness, dignity, and respect, and respond promptly to call lights when applicable.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including mouth, eye, and ear care; bathing; dressing; grooming; nail care; toileting; perineal care; and incontinence care. Change bed linens as necessary and assigned.
• Assist with meals by setting up and serving trays, helping residents eat, preparing and serving thickened liquids when indicated, and passing snacks and fresh ice water as assigned or needed.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, lifting, turning, and repositioning according to facility safe-lifting policies and residents’ abilities and care plans; use lift equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and facility protocols.
• Document as instructed in the electronic medical record system when applicable.
• Perform assigned care tasks within certification and level-of-care requirements, 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 for dying or deceased residents.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions promptly and appropriately, and immediately report possible abuse or crimes against residents.
• Report exposures to bloodborne pathogens or hazardous chemicals and report near misses and accidents, with or without injury, to a supervisor as soon as possible.
• Apply restraints, bed rails, and positioning devices only as ordered.
• Follow skin-care protocols and preventive measures to prevent skin breakdown; promptly notify a supervisor of open areas, redness, or other skin changes.
• Follow infection-control guidelines and standard precautions, including proper handwashing and use of personal protective equipment.
• Complete assigned training and maintain continuing education credits required to keep certification current under state and federal regulations.
• Assist with transportation to life-enrichment activities and participate in care-plan or other family conferences as indicated.
• Complete other duties necessary for orderly facility or program operation.
• Reflect LSC’s mission, vision, values, and customer-service standards in daily interactions.
• Assist with medication administration as ordered by the attending physician and under the direction of the attending physician and the Health Services Coordinator/Director of Nursing Services.

Benefits

• Benefits, including health insurance, are available to teammates working at least 20 hours per week.
• Daily Pay app allows employees to obtain earned wages before payday.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Shift differentials are included in the stated pay range.

What This Job Offers

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