Nurse aide training

PACS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on providing direct care to residents within a healthcare facility, ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. The training program aims to equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform essential nursing care procedures, adhere to facility policies, and maintain a high standard of resident care. The organization, PACS, is a leader in post-acute healthcare, offering a proven model of care that balances national resources with local decision-making and connects exceptional people with premier healthcare careers.

Requirements

• Minimum of an 8th-grade education.
• 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 effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must have received training in nursing care procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Prolonged use of a desk top or laptop computer.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals using wristbands or photo ID cards.
• Report all observed accidents and incidents promptly.
• Use only authorized abbreviations in documentation.
• Report any changes in resident condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Record information on flow sheets, notes, and charts in a descriptive manner.
• Maintain resident confidentiality and report any suspected violations.
• Report any unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only trained nursing care procedures.
• Ensure resident rooms are prepared for new admissions.
• Greet residents and escort them to their rooms.
• Introduce residents to roommates and staff.
• Inventory and mark resident personal possessions.
• Store resident clothing.
• Assist residents with packing possessions during transfers or discharges.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports.
• Follow policies regarding exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Make beds and add extra covers as requested.
• Measure and record resident temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs).
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Ensure frequent checks for residents unable to call for help.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met.
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements.
• Record resident food/fluid intake and report changes in eating habits.
• Keep resident water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
• Perform after-meal care.
• Perform all assigned tasks according to established policies and procedures.
• Follow work assignments and schedules.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental and facility personnel.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor resident refusal of treatment requests and report them to supervisors.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status.
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
• Opportunity to work with a company revolutionizing post-acute healthcare.
• Access to a national network of support and resources.
• Focus on finding innovative and effective team members.
• Celebration of diversity and commitment to an inclusive environment.
• Employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

What This Job Offers

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