CNA

PACS

5d • $17 - $18

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 directions from supervisors. The role supports residents’ comfort, personal care, safety, and daily needs while observing and promptly reporting changes or concerns to nursing supervisors. Available shifts are 6 a.m.–2 p.m., 2 p.m.–10 p.m., 10 p.m.–6 a.m., 7 p.m.–7 a.m., and 7 a.m.–7 p.m. The hourly rate is $17–$18.

The CNA documents care and observations, protects residents’ confidential information, and performs only procedures and equipment use for which they have been trained. The position works cooperatively with nursing and other facility personnel and has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise level. The employee may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies. The employer is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• At least a 10th-grade education.
• Must be licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
• 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; effectively 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, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before treatments, meals, and other services as necessary.
• Document resident care and observations accurately and descriptively, using facility-authorized abbreviations.
• Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, suspected abuse, missing residents, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Protect resident confidentiality and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access facility information systems.
• Perform only nursing procedures and equipment use 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; help them get comfortable; inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport personal possessions as needed.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and supportive environment and participate in shift nursing reports and scheduled meetings to identify or address service issues.
• Make beds, add covers as requested, and assist with resident daily functions including oral care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and keeping residents dry and clean.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other data as instructed.
• Check residents routinely, respond promptly to calls, and frequently check residents who cannot call for help.
• Assist residents with meals, identify food items and tray locations when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, maintain fresh water within reach, and provide after-meal care.
• Assist residents with medical tests and examinations, lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transportation using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed; observe and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, and other relevant resident conditions.
• Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
• Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies and procedures, and exposure-control procedures; cooperate with other facility personnel; notify the facility when late or absent.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
• Assist with loading and unloading residents to and from vehicles and with evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

What This Job Offers

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