CNA 3p-11p Full-Time

HES • York, PA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position for the 3p-11p shift. The role requires performing direct resident care, assisting with daily living activities, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. The position also involves participation in QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) efforts and adherence to Trauma Informed Care principles and Compliance and Ethics standards.

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania State Certification for nursing assistant.
• Must be in good standing.
• Must have patience, compassion, a sense of responsibility and a sincere desire to work with the aged and infirmed.
• Mental and physical health sufficient to meet the demands of the position.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate with the elderly and other personnel.
• Ability to anticipate needs and modes of geriatric residents while remaining calm and composed.
• Ability to treat Rest Haven and resident information as confidential.
• Must be a professional.
• Criminal history background clearance – Act 169 & Act 13.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate preferred or equivalent.
• Previous experience in hospital or nursing home preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform AM or PM care as required following the care plan outlined for each resident.
• Keep up with all changes to the plan of care throughout resident’s stay.
• Assist residents to and from bed, chairs, etc.
• Bathe residents, give shampoos, shave residents, trim nails, and assist residents with personal and dental hygiene.
• Dress residents properly and comfortably.
• Make beds and keep resident rooms clean and orderly.
• Deliver, serve, and remove meal trays.
• Assist residents with meals and help to feed.
• Give personal care after meals.
• Transport residents for meals, activities, and therapies.
• Serve fresh water, ice, and nourishment.
• Assist residents to and from bathroom.
• Assist residents with bedpans and urinals.
• Keep incontinent residents clean at all times.
• Change bed linen as often as necessary.
• Prepare residents for tests, x-rays, physician visits, therapies, activities, etc.
• Rinse out heavily stained resident laundry.
• Assist relatives and visitors.
• Assist with and/or perform procedures such as: admitting, transferring, and discharging; taking and recording vital signs; measuring and recording intake and output, collecting specimens; change binders and slings; empty colostomy bags and drainage bottles; apply hot and cold compresses, and give sitz baths.
• Care for residents in isolation.
• Assist with care of dying/deceased.
• Use safety devices and take precautions.
• Ensure that room temperature and humidity are compatible with the resident.
• Assist nurses in giving treatments and examining residents.
• Use aseptic technique and universal precautions in all resident care to prevent spread of disease and infection.
• Observe residents and note physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc.
• Report changes or unusual findings to supervisor.
• Chart required information and signed entries.
• Answer call-lights and bells timely.
• Receive and give reports.
• Assist with alarm rounds at change of shift.
• Attend in-services, seminars, workshops, and conferences related to field.
• Assist with emergencies and in redirecting agitated residents.
• Reserve resident information as confidential.
• Recognize your role as part of the QAPI efforts of your organization.
• Attend trainings to build understanding and capacity to undertake QAPI work.
• Carry out QAPI roles and responsibilities as assigned.
• Follow established policies and procedures in support of QAPI efforts.
• Look for and share with leadership ideas for improvement in the organization.
• Communicate to leadership upon witnessing a positive outcome of a QAPI project or detecting barriers preventing project success.
• Support QAPI efforts both verbally and non-verbally (i.e., via actions and attitude), including adjusting performance and practice in accordance with QAPI initiatives and findings.
• Recognize your role for Trauma Informed Care: Promotes a culture of safety, empowerment and healing; recognizes that everyone who interacts at Rest Haven may have past traumatic experiences and protects trauma survivors from being re-traumatized.
• Recognize your role for Compliance and Ethics: Participates in annual compliance and ethics training. Follows code of conduct reporting any compliance and ethics concerns.
• Assist with physical and occupational therapy.
• Perform personal services for residents within reason, such as: reading, writing letters, operating TV/radio, and running in-house errands.
• Perform assigned clerical duties at nursing station.
• Answer telephone and intercom.
• Run errands as directed by supervisor.
• Participate in unit cleaning duties, such as cleaning of wheelchairs and gerichairs, as directed.
• May perform other duties as directed by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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