CNA PT

PACS

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 and as directed by supervisors. The role supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, nutrition, mobility, and transitions while documenting and reporting relevant information and following facility policies and procedures. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must have 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.
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, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear regularly; use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods; and use office equipment such as a copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator frequently.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Document information using facility-authorized abbreviations and make informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, missing residents, and suspected abuse or misappropriation of property to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ confidential and protected health information, and report suspected unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access the facility information system.
Perform only nursing procedures and use equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and personnel; help make them comfortable; inventory and mark possessions; store clothing; and assist with packing and transportation during room transfers or discharge.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment, and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel to support resident care.
Attend and participate in nursing reports and regularly scheduled meetings with nursing personnel as instructed.
Follow established work assignments, schedules, policies, and procedures; notify the facility when late or absent; and report occupational exposures as required.
Make beds and provide routine personal care, including dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, changing wet or soiled clothing and linens, and after-meal care.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer resident calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals, identify foods on trays when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, and keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
Assist residents with preparation for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other equipment.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.
Maintain confidentiality and follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids.