CNA (Part Time)

PACS•Clearwater, FL

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, facility policies and procedures, and supervisor direction. The role supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, nutrition, mobility, and transitions into, within, and out of the facility. The CNA observes residents and reports changes, incidents, complaints, injuries, and other concerns to the appropriate nursing supervisor. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The position is part time. Available shifts are 11 a.m.–7 p.m., 7 a.m.–3 p.m., and 3 p.m.–11 p.m. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise level.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
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, handle concrete variables with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear regularly; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment are also described.
May need to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Record information accurately and descriptively using facility-authorized abbreviations and documentation methods.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, missing residents, and suspected abuse or misappropriation of property to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect resident confidentiality and protected health information, and report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to facility information systems.
Perform only nursing procedures and use equipment for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents, introduce them to others, help them get comfortable, inventory and store possessions, and assist with packing and transfers or discharges.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment for residents.
Participate in scheduled nursing staff meetings and receive or provide 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, provide requested extra covers, and keep residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
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 residents’ personal care needs are met.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and undressing.
Help residents identify food on their trays when needed; record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents, including transfers to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures and special treatments as instructed.
Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Notify the facility when late or absent, follow work assignments and schedules, and cooperate with other facility personnel to maintain nursing services.