CNA

PACS

13d

About The Position

The CNA 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 supervisors’ directions. The role involves assisting residents with personal care, meals, mobility, comfort, admissions, transfers, and preparation for medical tests and examinations. The CNA observes residents’ conditions and reports changes, injuries, incidents, complaints, and other concerns to the appropriate nursing supervisor. The position also requires accurate documentation, protection of residents’ confidential health information, and use only of procedures and equipment for which the CNA has been trained.

The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Employees must hold a state-issued Certified Nursing Assistant license. A minimum of a 10th grade education is required; CPR certification is preferred. The role requires the ability to read and interpret general and technical materials, write reports and correspondence, communicate information, apply basic mathematical concepts, and solve practical problems. Physical requirements include occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds, prolonged computer use, and regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing. Assistance evacuating residents may be necessary. The work environment is usually low to moderately noisy. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities.

Requirements

• At least a 10th grade education.
• A current Certified Nursing Assistant license 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 and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods and regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Ability to use office equipment such as a copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
• Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
• Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and record entries in an informative, descriptive manner.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, injuries, skin breakdown, unknown-source injuries, complaints, grievances, suspected abuse, property misappropriation, and unauthorized disclosures or system access as required.
• Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
• Prepare rooms for new residents, greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and personnel, and help make them comfortable.
• Inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport residents’ personal belongings during admissions, room transfers, and discharges.
• Assist with loading and unloading residents from vehicles when necessary.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings with nursing personnel.
• Follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids, and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Make beds and add covers as requested.
• Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
• Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, promptly answer calls, 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 residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations.
• Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
• 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.
• Honor residents’ refusal of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
• Notify the facility when late or absent and follow assigned tasks and work schedules.
• Cooperate with other facility departments and personnel to maintain adequate nursing services.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information.
• Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed