CNA

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 includes supporting residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, mobility, meals, and transitions; observing and reporting changes or concerns; and documenting care as instructed. The CNA follows facility policies and procedures, maintains resident confidentiality, and performs only procedures and uses equipment for which they have been trained. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must have at least a 10th-grade education.
Must hold a Certified Nursing Assistant license in accordance with state law.
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; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment are also required.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
Use facility-authorized abbreviations and record information and observations clearly and descriptively in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, skin breakdowns, missing residents, and suspected abuse or misappropriation of property to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect resident health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosure or attempts to access the facility’s information system.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use only 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 others as appropriate, and help make them comfortable.
Inventory, mark, and store residents’ possessions and clothing; assist with packing and transporting residents and their belongings during room transfers or discharge, including helping residents into or out of vehicles as necessary.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment and meet with nursing personnel to help identify and address problems or improve services.
Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed and cooperate with facility and interdepartmental personnel to maintain nursing services.
Make beds and add covers as requested; keep residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing, gowns, and linens.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met according to residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals, identify food arrangements for residents who need assistance, 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, hair care, dressing, and undressing.
Assist residents with preparation for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures 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, and hazardous chemicals.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments and schedules, perform assigned tasks according to facility policies and supervisors’ instructions, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations when necessary.