CNA - Part-Time

PACS•Winkler Court, AL

27d

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, supervisor direction, and facility policies and procedures. The role supports residents’ comfort, safety, personal care, mobility, nutrition, and transitions within the facility, while documenting and reporting relevant observations and changes in condition. The CNA must protect resident confidentiality, follow established safety and exposure-control procedures, and perform only procedures and equipment use for which they have been trained. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential in accordance with state laws.
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, handle situations with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Regular ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment are described as job demands.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Record information using only facility-authorized abbreviations and make informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, and charts.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, pressure areas, and skin breakdowns to the appropriate supervisor or nurse.
Protect resident health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access the facility’s information system.
Perform only trained nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare residents’ rooms for arrival; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and facility personnel; help them get comfortable; inventory and mark personal possessions; store clothing; assist with packing and transfers or discharges; and help load or unload residents from vehicles as necessary.
Promote a warm, calm environment with personal interest and positive emphasis, and participate in scheduled meetings and nursing reports as instructed.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals; report occupational exposures according to facility procedures.
Make beds, add covers as requested, 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 personal care needs are 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 and filled, and perform after-meal care.
Assist with dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, dressing, and undressing.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, 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.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property, and honor refusals of treatment while reporting them to a supervisor.
Follow assigned tasks and work schedules, cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when necessary.