CNA

PACS•Pleasanton, CA

14d

About The Position

The CNA provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, supervisor direction, and facility policies and procedures. The position supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, nutrition, mobility, and transition needs, while observing and reporting changes or concerns to nursing supervisors. The CNA must perform only procedures for which they have been trained and maintain the confidentiality of resident information.

Requirements

Must have at least a 10th-grade education.
Must hold a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential in accordance with applicable 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 in situations with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Must be able to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear regularly and use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods.
Must be able to use office equipment including a copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
May need to assist with evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
Record information accurately and descriptively using only facility-authorized abbreviations.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents and incidents, complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, pressure areas or skin breakdown, missing residents, abuse allegations, property misappropriation, and suspected privacy or information-system violations to the appropriate supervisor or administrator.
Perform only nursing care procedures and use 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 facility personnel; help them feel comfortable; inventory and mark possessions; store clothing; assist with packing and transfers or discharge; and help load or unload residents from vehicles as needed.
Promote a warm, calm, and resident-focused environment, and cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel to maintain services.
Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed, and meet with shift nursing personnel to help identify and address service problems or improvements.
Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies, and procedures; notify the facility when late or absent; and report occupational exposures according to facility procedures.
Make beds and add covers as requested; check residents frequently, especially those unable to call for help; answer calls promptly; and routinely check that personal care needs are met according to residents’ wishes.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and undressing; keep residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Help residents identify foods on their trays, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents; and perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Assist in evacuating residents during emergency situations when necessary.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.