CNA- Skilled Nursing Unit (FMC)

WVU Medicine•Fairmont, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides assigned patients with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each patient’s assessment, plan of care, and care plan, as directed by supervisors. The role serves adult and geriatric patients in a skilled nursing setting and performs care according to established policies, procedures, and age-specific standards. The CNA records care and observations, measures vital signs, supports hygiene, nutrition, mobility, toileting, and activities of daily living, and assists with specialized care and equipment as instructed by nurses and therapists. The position requires frequent physical activity and exposure to body fluids, contagious diseases, cleaning agents, and other workplace hazards. The schedule is full-time, with three 12-hour day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., totaling 36 scheduled hours per week. Work may include weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification issued by the state where services are provided, or certification due within three months of hire. In West Virginia, this is Nurse’s Aide Certification through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
State criminal background check and federal background check, if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
Effective reading and comprehension skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Math skills for calculation of medications.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling; regularly lifting, moving, and positioning patients; normal-range hearing and visual acuity; and heavy work involving exertion over 100 pounds occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing assistant experience in long-term care.

Responsibilities

Record entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts accurately and descriptively according to policy and procedure.
Measure and record patients’ temperatures, pulse, and respirations according to policy and procedure.
Provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric patients’ physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and educational needs, following age-specific standards.
Use vital signs instrumentation, K-pads, scales, oxygen tanks, drainage systems and suction, SCDs, CPM machines, and bladder scanners according to their manuals.
Assist patients with daily hygiene, including dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, backrubs, nail care, and shaving.
Clean and clip patients’ nails, except for diabetic patients, according to policy and procedure.
Turn and position bedfast patients every two hours and as needed; assist with bowel and bladder functions, maintenance, and retraining programs.
Answer call bells promptly according to policy and procedure.
Assist with care of dying patients and provide postmortem care according to policy and procedure.
Provide perineal and indwelling catheter care during the shift and as necessary.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, with or without adaptive equipment, according to instructions from a therapist or nurse.
Serve food trays, assist with feeding as indicated, record food and fluid intake, and help patients with vision problems identify food on their trays.
Serve between-meal and bedtime snacks.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport patients into and out of beds, chairs, baths, and wheelchairs using proper body mechanics.
Report allegations of patient abuse or misappropriation of patient property according to federal requirements and policy and procedure.
Report observed accidents and incidents during the shift according to policy and procedure.
Assist with specialized feeding techniques recommended by a speech therapist and in accordance with policy and procedure.
Assist with ambulation, gait training, and CPM administration as instructed by a physical therapist.
Apply orthopedic devices, including AF orthoses, abduction braces, and hinge-joint immobilizers, as instructed by a physical therapist.
Use safety equipment and supplies, such as mechanical lifts and Steady devices, when moving patients who require assistance from more than one person.