CNA - All Shifts

PACS

21h•$24 - $32

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, facility policies and procedures, and directions from supervisors. The role supports residents with personal care, meals, mobility, comfort, admission and transfer needs, and preparation for examinations and medical tests. The CNA observes residents, records and reports relevant information, and helps maintain a calm, respectful, and welcoming environment. 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, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office equipment are also required.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Record information in an informative and descriptive manner using only facility-authorized abbreviations.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, and other required concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect residents’ confidential and protected health information and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures or access attempts.
Perform only care procedures and use equipment for which the CNA has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms and welcome, escort, and orient residents; help make them comfortable and manage their personal belongings during admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel.
Participate in and receive nursing reports and attend regularly scheduled meetings with nursing personnel as instructed.
Follow assigned work schedules, policies, procedures, and exposure reporting requirements; notify the facility when late or absent.
Make beds and provide personal care, including mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and other measurements as instructed.
Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals and food arrangements; record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with preparing residents for medical tests and physical examinations, and perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other appropriate equipment.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Report all allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.