CNA full-time 2p-10p

PACS • San Antonio, TX

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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 assisting with personal care, meals, mobility, admissions and transfers, monitoring residents, recording care and observations, and reporting changes, incidents, and concerns to nursing supervisors. The CNA must follow facility policies and procedures, protect resident confidentiality, and perform only tasks and procedures for which they have been trained.

This is a full-time position with a 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. shift. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Applicants must have at least a 10th-grade education and hold a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential. CPR is preferred.

Requirements

• At least a 10th-grade education.
• A current 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 involving limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
• Ability to occasionally lift 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals when necessary.
• Record information using only facility-authorized abbreviations and make informative, descriptive entries in flow sheets, notes, and charts.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, observed accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, missing residents, and allegations of abuse or misappropriation to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintain the confidentiality of resident information and promptly 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 and personnel; help them get comfortable; inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport personal possessions as needed for admissions, room changes, and discharges.
• Help load and unload residents from vehicles when necessary and transport residents to rooms or receiving areas.
• Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment; participate in shift meetings and nursing reports; report resident complaints and honor refusals of treatment while notifying a supervisor.
• Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to infectious materials or hazardous chemicals.
• Make beds and add covers as requested.
• Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, and respirations, and weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer call requests promptly, and routinely check that personal care needs are being met.
• Help residents identify food on meal trays; record food and fluid intake; report changes in eating habits; keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within residents’ reach; and provide after-meal care.
• Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, undressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
• Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
• Cooperate with other facility departments and personnel to maintain nursing services that meet residents’ needs.
• Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies, and supervisors’ instructions; notify the facility if late or absent.
• Assist with resident evacuation during emergencies when necessary.

What This Job Offers

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