CNA - Part Time

PACS

28d

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, safety, personal care, nutrition, mobility, and communication of changes or concerns to nursing staff. This is a part-time position with no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must have at least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a 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 schedule-based instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Regular ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer; and frequent use of office equipment including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before providing treatments or serving meals, and perform only nursing procedures for which you have been trained.
Record care information accurately and descriptively using authorized abbreviations; measure and record temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other data as instructed.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, abuse allegations, missing residents, and equipment defects to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect resident confidentiality and promptly report suspected or known unauthorized disclosure of protected health information or attempts to access facility information systems.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and facility personnel; help them feel comfortable; inventory and store belongings; and assist with transfers, discharges, and transportation.
Maintain a calm, warm, and positive atmosphere, and participate in nursing reports and meetings to help identify problems and improve services.
Make beds, provide extra covers as requested, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and assist residents with food arrangements and after-meal care.
Answer resident calls promptly, check residents frequently, and ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, changing soiled clothing and linens, and preparing for medical tests and examinations.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; assist with restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents, record and report data as instructed, and perform special treatments as instructed.
Follow work assignments and schedules, cooperate with other facility personnel, notify the facility when late or absent, and report occupational exposures in accordance with facility policies.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids, use only equipment for which you have been trained, honor residents’ refusals of treatment, and report such requests to a supervisor.
Assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations when necessary.