CNA

PACS • Sherman, TX

5d

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 daily activities, while observing and reporting changes or concerns to nursing supervisors. The CNA also documents care and observations, protects residents’ confidential information, and cooperates with facility personnel to maintain nursing services.

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, 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 meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
• Use only facility-authorized abbreviations when recording information and make informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, and charts.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, observed accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, skin breakdowns, abuse allegations, property misappropriation, missing residents, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintain confidentiality of residents’ protected health information; report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures and attempts to access the facility information system.
• 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 roommates and personnel, make them comfortable, inventory and mark belongings, store clothing, assist with packing, and transport residents during room changes or discharge.
• Create and maintain a warm, calm environment with personal interest and positive emphasis.
• Meet with nursing personnel as scheduled to help identify and correct problems and improve services; participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
• Follow policies concerning blood and body-fluid exposure, and report occupational exposures to infectious materials or hazardous chemicals according to facility procedures.
• Make beds and add covers as requested; measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
• Frequently check residents unable to call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met according to 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, and changing wet or soiled gowns, clothing, and linens.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
• Honor residents’ refusal of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
• Follow work assignments and schedules, perform assigned tasks according to policies and supervisor instructions, cooperate with facility and interdepartmental personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
• Assist with loading and unloading residents from vehicles as necessary and may assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED