About The Position
The Nurse Aide In Training/Hospitality Aide provides direct care to residents within the limits of their training. PACS pays for STNA classes. Advancement to STNA is available upon successful completion of training and testing. The role supports residents’ daily care needs, admissions and transfers, and accurate, confidential care documentation while following facility policies and instructions from supervisors. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or 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, handle concrete variables where limited standardization exists, and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods and frequently use office equipment, including a copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
- Commitment to protect resident privacy and report suspected or known unauthorized disclosure of protected health information.
Responsibilities
- Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
- Report accidents and incidents during the shift in which they occur, changes in residents’ conditions, suspected information-system access, occupational exposures, and allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of property.
- Record information accurately and descriptively using only facility-authorized abbreviations, and maintain the confidentiality of resident care information and protected health information.
- Perform only nursing care procedures for which the employee has been trained, and follow facility policies, procedures, work assignments, and schedules.
- Prepare residents’ rooms for admission; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and others; inventory and mark possessions; store clothing; and assist with packing and transfers or discharge.
- Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas and assist with loading or unloading them from vehicles as necessary.
- Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed, and follow policies concerning exposure to blood and body fluids.
- Make beds and add covers as requested.
- Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
- Check residents who cannot call for help frequently, answer calls promptly, and routinely check that personal care needs are met.
- Assist residents with identifying food on their trays, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach, and provide after-meal care.
- Cooperate with facility and interdepartmental personnel to maintain nursing services that meet residents’ needs.
- Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
- Assist with evacuating residents during emergencies when necessary.
Benefits
- PACS-paid STNA classes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
