CNA - PRN

PACS

22d

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 within or out of the facility; observes and reports changes in resident condition; records required information; and protects resident privacy and rights. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information 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, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer; regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, and hearing; frequent use of office equipment including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
May need to assist with evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary, and perform only care procedures for which trained.
Document care and observations accurately using facility-authorized abbreviations; report changes in condition, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, skin breakdown, unauthorized disclosures, information-system access attempts, abuse allegations, and missing residents to the appropriate supervisor or administrator.
Maintain resident confidentiality and follow policies concerning protected health information, blood and body-fluid exposure, hazardous chemicals, and resident rights, including honoring refusals of treatment and reporting them to a supervisor.
Prepare rooms and welcome residents; assist with introductions, comfort, inventory and storage of possessions, packing, transfers, discharge, and vehicle loading or unloading.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment; participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings; cooperate with facility personnel and follow work assignments and schedules.
Make beds, provide requested bed covers, and check residents frequently, respond promptly to calls, and ensure personal care needs are met.
Measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weight, and other data as instructed; record food and fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
Assist residents with meal arrangements, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Provide daily personal care, including dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, dressing, and keeping residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using 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 directed.
Use equipment only after training and report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Notify the facility when late or absent and report occupational exposures in accordance with facility policies.