CNA (Weekends)

PACS

3d•$15 - $16

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 supervisor direction. The CNA performs personal care, assists with meals and mobility, observes residents’ conditions, records care and measurements, and promptly reports changes, incidents, complaints, and safety concerns to the appropriate supervisor. The role also supports resident admissions, transfers, discharges, comfort, dignity, and confidentiality while following facility policies and procedures. The listed base pay range is $15.00–$16.27, plus shift differentials. Shift combinations listed are 7 a.m.–3 p.m./3 p.m.–11 p.m. and 3 p.m.–11 p.m./11 p.m.–7 a.m. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must have at least a 10th-grade education.
Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
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 and handle situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and make informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, and skin breakdown to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ health information and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures or attempts to access facility information systems.
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, residents, and personnel; help them get comfortable; inventory and mark possessions; store clothing; and assist with packing, transfers, and discharges.
Assist with loading and unloading residents from vehicles when necessary and transport residents to rooms or receiving areas.
Help maintain a warm, calm, and positive atmosphere on the unit.
Meet with nursing personnel as scheduled to identify problems and improve services; participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
Follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
Make beds and add extra covers as requested.
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 check that residents’ personal care needs are met according to their wishes.
Assist residents with food arrangements, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and perform after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, dressing, and undressing; keep residents dry by 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 and rehabilitative procedures and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Immediately notify the appropriate supervisor if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Follow work assignments, schedules, established policies, and supervisor instructions; cooperate with facility and interdepartmental personnel.
Notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.