CNA

GHC LTC Management LLC•Ranger, TX

About The Position

The CNA provides supportive services to nurses and other staff and performs assigned duties in accordance with care plans, facility policies, and procedures. The role assists residents with activities of daily living, mobility and transfers, dining, nutrition, toileting, and other care needs. The CNA observes and reports changes in residents’ conditions, skin, and weight; completes required documentation; and attends care-plan meetings and participates in quality improvement activities as needed. The CNA treats residents with dignity and respect, protects resident rights and confidential health information, and follows safety, hygiene, and infection-control practices. The position requires compliance with facility policies and applicable regulations, completion of assigned training and competency assessments, and reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, safety issues, occupational exposures, injuries, and policy violations. Other similar or related duties may be assigned. The work involves frequent movement and resident-care activities, including lifting, transferring, positioning, and assisting with evacuation during emergencies. The CNA may encounter infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, odors, air contaminants, falls, burns, and emotionally challenging interactions. Reasonable accommodations are available in accordance with the ADA, unless they would cause undue hardship.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant certification in good standing with the state.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
No disciplinary action in effect against the CNA certification.
At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, families, visitors, government agencies or personnel, and the general public.
Patience, tact, and willingness to work with difficult residents, family members, and staff.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and checks of immunity status to infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and complete other physical movements required for the position.
Strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally and courteously.
Basic computer skills, including ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Positive interpersonal relationship skills with people of all ages and cultures.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Hand and finger dexterity to perform resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Coordinate dining-room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
Assist with weighing residents, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist nursing staff with toileting-program activities.
Complete daily flow sheets and document resident progress as directed by the supervisor.
Inform the nurse and supervisor of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
Treat residents with dignity and respect and promote and protect their rights.
Follow facility policies and procedures, standards of business conduct, and applicable state and federal regulations and guidelines.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control practices; use proper lifting and body mechanics.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report confidentiality breaches or policy noncompliance to appropriate personnel.
Report retaliation or discrimination to HR or the compliance officer.
Report allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment; protect residents and cooperate with investigations.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training and fulfill assigned responsibilities during facility emergency-plan activation.
Immediately report work-related injuries and illnesses to the supervisor.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents and participate in QAPI or facility-assessment activities as needed.
Accept CNA assignments as staffing needs require and perform assigned CNA duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.