CNA

PACS•Greenwood, SC

15d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

McCormick Post Acute is hiring a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant for its skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in McCormick, South Carolina. The CNA provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan and as directed by supervisors. The role includes supporting residents’ personal care, comfort, nutrition, mobility, safety, and rehabilitation needs; documenting care; and promptly communicating relevant changes, incidents, and concerns to nursing supervisors. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The facility offers 12-hour shifts: days from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM or nights from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. The posting lists pay of $18–$22 per hour and shift differentials for nights and weekends. Benefits listed for full-time employees include a 401(k) with company match and medical, dental, vision, and other coverage.

Requirements

Active South Carolina CNA certification is required; the role also requires licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
CNA certification from an accredited program or school.
High school diploma or equivalent is listed in the posting; the job specification states a minimum of a 10th-grade education.
Current CPR certification is listed among the requested qualifications.
Positive attitude, compassion, and a passion for resident care.
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, and to 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 and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds; regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing; and possible assistance with resident evacuation.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is described as preferred in the job specification.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
Record information using facility-authorized abbreviations and maintain informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, and charts.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, abuse allegations, missing residents, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ confidential health information and report suspected unauthorized disclosure 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 settle in; and inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport their belongings as needed.
Help maintain a warm, calm, positive environment and participate in nursing reports and scheduled discussions to identify problems and improve services.
Make beds, provide covers as requested, and check residents regularly, including residents unable to call for help; answer calls promptly.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Assist residents with meals, identify food and tray arrangements when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, undressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Prepare residents 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 instructed.
Follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies, and supervisor instructions; cooperate with other facility personnel to maintain nursing services.
Notify the facility when late or absent from work.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report those requests to a supervisor.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.