CNA - Full Time (Up to $22.50/HR)

PACS•Twinsburg, OH

1d•$23

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, admissions, transfers, and discharge needs. The CNA observes residents, documents care and measurements, and promptly reports changes, incidents, complaints, safety concerns, and suspected violations to the appropriate supervisor. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The work requires a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant and at least a 10th-grade education. CPR is preferred. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds, regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear, and may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies. The work environment typically has low to moderate noise.

Requirements

Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or 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 involving concrete variables and limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Regular ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
May be necessary to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before treatments, meals, and other care as necessary.
Document care and other information accurately and descriptively using facility-authorized abbreviations.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, missing residents, abuse allegations, property misappropriation, occupational exposures, and suspected privacy or information-system violations as required.
Perform only nursing procedures and use 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 personnel, help them get comfortable, and inventory, mark, store, pack, or transport their belongings as needed.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment for residents.
Participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings with nursing personnel to identify problems and improve services.
Follow policies for blood and body-fluid exposure, resident confidentiality, work assignments, schedules, and cooperation with other departments.
Make beds and provide routine personal care, including dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, changing wet or soiled clothing and linens, and after-meal care.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other data as instructed.
Check on residents routinely, answer calls promptly, ensure personal care needs are met, and frequently check residents unable to call for help.
Assist residents with meals, identify foods on trays when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, and keep water pitchers clean, filled, and accessible.
Assist residents with preparation for medical tests and physical examinations; perform assigned special, restorative, and rehabilitative procedures.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
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.
Assist in resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.